The shortage of scientists isn’t only due to lack of students studying science, writes Annie May. Bad press and a rigid view of maths have seen the state of mathematical sciences and related disciplines in Australia deteriorate to a dangerous ...

Universities will produce just half the number of engineers required, estimates predict. Annie May reports. As the engineering skills shortage escalates, so too does the threat it presents to the nation’s ability to grow and be innovative. This is the ...

Encouraging women to look at careers in the traditionally male-dominated information technology industry has earned Southern Cross University lecturer Raina Mason a national award. Raina Mason, who is based at the Coffs Harbour campus and coordinates the School of Commerce ...

A leading school of nursing is collaborating with aged care providers to revolutionise education in the aged care industry. Darragh O Keeffe reports. How universities can best prepare registered nurses for the realities of working in residential aged care, and ...

Universities are finding clinical practice can be improved within its walls, writes Annie May. Clinical placements are essential for undergraduate nursing students in developing the required skills to join the workforce. However, with nurses and healthcare facilities experiencing increased demand, ...

Certain law school examination practices have a negative impact on student health. Annie May reports. Concern over the role assessment methods have on the high incidence of excessive stress, anxiety and depression among law students has prompted a call for ...

Recruiting a generation of accountants motivated by migration and financial rewards is a questionable strategy, writes Annie May. The regeneration of the accounting profession is being hindered by a lack of qualified new entrants, with researchers questioning the government’s strategy ...

The teaching of research skills in undergraduate years is also doing some serious value-adding, according to a new study. Putting elite science undergraduates into a research-intensive environment doesn’t mean they automatically learn more about science. That’s the surprising finding from ...

A dramatic decline in the number of high school students studying science has prompted a variety of interventions to reverse the trend. By Annie May. There is growing concern that the significant decline in high school students choosing senior physics, ...

Attrition in later years is a serious and under-researched area – and the factors at play are rather different from those driving first-year attrition. Jeremy Gilling reports. Lesley Willcoxson says academics and administrators are often shocked to learn that student ...