Medicine and health graduates are the most likely to find employment, a new report has found, while those who study creative arts, psychology, humanities or communications are at the bottom of the employment ladder. The figures come from the 2017 Graduate ...
More »Let’s not keep it casual: the pain and perils of insecure university work
As the summer break burns on, many university casuals are breaking sweats – not just because of searing temperatures. Karina Luzia, co-founder of blog CASA: Casual, Adjunct, Sessional staff and Allies in Australian Higher Education, says the Christmas period is "particularly terrible" ...
More »New plan aims to build rural workforce
Education institutions need to ensure that more medical students come from rural backgrounds, or are required to complete training in rural areas, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says. The proposal forms part of a document released today, which puts forward ...
More »Graduates don’t rate degrees important for jobs
Contention surrounds the latest Employer Satisfaction Survey, which has put the importance of university degrees into question. The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching survey released today revealed that while employers remain highly satisfied with graduates, at least half of ...
More »NYU academic urges students to disagree
We’ve all likely heard the statistics: gay, bisexual, intersex or transgender people comprise only up to 11 per cent of the Australian population, yet they are three times as likely to experience depression. One survey found almost 1 in 2 ...
More »Ditch uni degrees? Education forum debates future of tertiary sector
Key players in the education industry have collaborated on their second "Deep Dive" session, and are leading discussions on the future of Australia's tertiary institutions and workforce. Facilitated by Austrade, Cahoot Learning International, DeakinCo and General Assembly, the Sydney event yesterday brought ...
More »A contract cheating update
More than 5 to 10 per cent of students engage in some form of contract cheating. In a tutorial of 20 students, therefore, one or two are cheating in this manner. Associate Professor Tracey Bretag provided this update on contract cheating ...
More »Education is probably more gender-equal than you think
Women may be better-educated but they're not being paid more. The latest gender equality scorecard from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has revealed that, on average, men earn over $26,000 more than women annually. This represents a wage gap ...
More »Businesses don’t believe graduates are prepared for work
Australian universities may need to do more to prepare their graduates for the workforce, after most business owners said current efforts were inadequate. The Future of Talent report – released by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) yesterday – ...
More »The other kind of sexual harassment on campus
On-campus sexual assault and harassment was one of the biggest news stories of the year. Yet only students were the focus of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)'s inquiry and report on this subject. This doesn't mean university staff are immune to this phenomenon. Indeed, the Weinstein scandal has shifted ...
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