I recently attended a departmental meeting where our head of school declared our single most important objective to be the “student experience”. I agree wholeheartedly. But are universities brave enough to have a completely honest discussion about how their staff can deliver the best experience while this pandemic continues? Moreover, are institutions willing to entertain […] … learn more→

We seek the wisdom of Aboriginal leaders with their deep knowledge of Country as we explore how to be a university with place at the centre of its thinking. – Acknowledgement of Country, University of Tasmania Strategic Plan, 2019-2024 The University of Tasmania is Indigenising its curriculum. Other universities, in Australia and overseas, are also taking this […] … learn more→

Are you a student, a parent, or a guardian seeking the utmost professional tutoring services near you? Do you need extra assistance to realize your full potential with your studies? Getting a private tutor might be worth considering. However, you ought to tread relatively lightly should you want the best for you. Here’s how to […] … learn more→

Having worked in higher education for nearly 20 years, I’ve been through many interviews. While most – regardless of the outcome – have been positive experiences, a few have not. And, during an interview last week, it finally dawned on me what they all have in common: an older, male academic who seems to go […] … learn more→

The professional comparison between medicine and teaching is frequent, since both are professions that share some traits in common. The most prominent of them all is that they are neither theoretical disciplines nor applied science. They are practical, clinical in medicine and educational in teaching, which aim to respond to a human need that always arises individually and in […] … learn more→

Well-educated immigrant entrepreneurs often play a crucial role in dynamic economies. In a famous 2006 study, The New Argonauts: Regional Advantage in a Global Economy, AnnaLee Saxenian of the University of California, Berkeleystudied the impact of highly skilled immigrants in Silicon Valley. Chinese and Indian scientists and engineers were running nearly a third of the […] … learn more→

The pandemic that hits us has interrupted the normal functioning of schools and has caused more than 900 million students to have been affected by the closure of classrooms from March until now, when the return to classes is gradual but irregular. A long period of time in which the centers, suddenly closed, and their […] … learn more→

Elizabeth has always wanted to be a doctor. While a high school senior, she was hoping to achieve her dream through attending the state’s main university campus, but she was put on a waiting list. A friend talked her into taking a path less traveled, by starting out at a local two-year college and then […] … learn more→

A highlight for Australian children’s literature is the announcements of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year award winners. This year’s winners will be announced on Friday October 16 — right before the start of CBCA’s Book Week on October 19. Making the shortlist brings great exposure for the books and their creators. […] … learn more→

When my mates ask me how we university security guards prepared for the return of 15,000 students to campus during an ongoing pandemic, my answer is a strange one. We did it by removing a giant penis. Our campus had been mothballed for four months and the local kids had sprayed the offending organ across […] … learn more→