Professor Martin Betts at a university open day. Photo: Supplied. The world has been waking up to a new set of numbers most days since March. In Australia, the numbers look quite different state to state. The feeling that “we ...

CampusReview · Will 2020 hinder Year 12 students? Professor John Hattie - Podcast 2020 has been a challenging and disruptive year for everyone with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one group that is often thought about is students ...

Recent examinations regarding COVID-19’s impact on the higher-education sector do nothing to support the most honest of educators and teachers who seek to support students fairly and innovatively. This is not a question of resourcing, or institutional strategy; rather a ...

In recognising the constitutional role of First Nation peoples in Australian affairs, as imagined in the Uluru Statement, there is an opportunity to give full expression to our philosophical and cultural identity through the processes that govern the entire nation: ...

When talking to students, colleges and universities can easily get caught up in long-form academic-speak. It’s in their very nature to deliver high-end, formal education, and the tone of their communications often matches. But while there is a need to ...

An Indigenous academic has argued that changing the date of Australia Day will not address the deep-seated feelings of loss and sadness that accompany it for many of Australia’s original inhabitants. However, Monash Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous Issues Jacinta Elston ...

New words – or neologisms – give expression to hitherto unrealised or articulated ideas, and underscore the adaptability and beauty of the English language. They also reflect the political, social and economic contexts in which they arise. Interestingly, however, the Ozwords shortlist ...

More than 55 per cent of senior high school students questioned in a recent survey claimed to be aiming for an ATAR of 90 or more. This is despite the fact that more than half the students participating in the ...

In days long ago in our home in the caves, we created objects and devices, and then constructed places to live, work, worship and play in. An object hewn out of bone or stone could equally be a technology that ...

Third-year law students at the University of Southern Queensland are gaining valuable insights into the evolution of the Australian legal sector courtesy of legal tech entrepreneur Adrian Cartland and his Artificially Intelligent Legal Information Resource Assistant (AILIRA). The goal of ...