An approach to make science teaching practical and experimental in one high school has seen an increase in the number of students studying science at university. In the past, and still in many cases today, science teaching has been boring ...

Higher education should be more than just preparation for a job. Annie May reports. It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he does not really need a college. He can learn them from ...

Darragh O Keeffe reports on new efforts to provide quality clinical placements for the health professionals of tomorrow. Providing students from various disciplines, such as nursing, physiotherapy and podiatry, the opportunity to learn and work together in aged care facilities ...

New efforts to get lawyers working in remote areas. With statistics showing the number of law professionals working in rural and remote areas is declining, the University of Newcastle has hit the road on a promotion tour. The Lawyers of ...

High workloads, ethical dilemmas and pressure to be exceptional - it is easy to understand why many law students are highly stressed. And why one university decided a nurturing hand was needed, Annie May writes. The legal profession is perceived ...

New MBA a ‘stand out’ program in a crowded market. Monash University has launched a new MBA program that aims to develop leadership and personal capabilities as well as provide a holistic approach to business challenges and issues alongside conventional ...

UQ’s new law degree meets the specific needs of Australian law graduates in the workforce. With the law constantly changing, legal education also has to change to keep pace with both consumer and professional demands. In an effort to meet ...

The creative arts, social sciences and humanities will help secure Australia’s future as a prosperous, innovative, compassionate and fair nation. Traditionally last in line to receive research funding and often looked at as the poor cousin to other disciplines, humanities ...

Teacher education should focus on the quality of experience, not quantity. Darragh O Keeffe reports. The idea of taking people straight from school, training them at university and then putting them back into school is not the best model for ...

The need to inspire young people about science has never been more important. The future of science in Australia is bright if this year’s newest Tall Poppies are anything to go by. They are working towards a future where materials ...