By 2027, just under one third of Australian university students will be paying more than A$18,000 for a single year of full-time study. This makes a standard three-year arts degree at this rate more than $54,000, compared with a nursing degree, which will be less than $15,000. The discrepancy is a result of the Morrison government’s Job-ready Graduates […] … learn more→
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Even the government agrees Job‑ready Graduates has failed. Here’s what should replace it
How UCAT Tutoring can help you boost your score in less time
Preparing for the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) can be one of the most demanding parts of applying for medicine, dentistry, and other healthcare-related university courses in Australia. With strict time limits, unique question formats, and intense competition, many students find that simply studying harder is not enough. Instead, studying smarter through professional ucat tutoring […] … learn more→
A new ‘golden age’ of mathematics may be dawning — thanks to AI and human ingenuity
In May 2026, OpenAI released a new math result that sent shock waves throughout the world of mathematical research. A major unsolved problem called the “unit distance conjecture” had just been resolved by generative AI. Since then, there has been a steady drumbeat of new results that either partially or completely leverage artificial intelligence to solve research-level mathematics problems. […] … learn more→
College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books
Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students’ reading habits, or rather nonreading habits. Such complaints are more than an unfounded nostalgia for a bygone age. Reading – not just any kind of reading, but reading long, complex, challenging books – is quickly vanishing from the American […] … learn more→
New Trump administration rules on federal science funding could make American research slower, costlier and harder to share
Most Americans don’t read the rules that govern the federal grants funding science. Those rules, called the Uniform Guidance, shape how cancer research is funded, graduate students are trained, clinical trials are sustained, universities stock their labs and discoveries from those labs move into broader society. When the Trump administration announced on May 29, 2026, its […] … learn more→
Is there really a global loneliness epidemic? Research reveals a more complex picture
Few human experiences are as universal – or as poorly understood – as loneliness. More than just a blue feeling and the inspiration for countless songs, it’s linked to poorer wellbeing, worse mental and physical health and a higher risk of early death. Even in the age of social media, we hear of loneliness being on the rise everywhere – to the extent […] … learn more→
Inequality in learning, data protection and assessment criteria: the three ethical dilemmas of AI in the classroom
Artificial intelligence is already in university classrooms: many professors use these tools to prepare classes, design activities, and answer questions. They are also used to write student papers. Every day, this use involves making decisions that are not only technical but also ethical, and that affect large groups of people with very different backgrounds. Several […] … learn more→
From selling innovation to selling results: the new business model of AI giants
For the past two years, we’ve talked a lot about productivity. Productivity of programmers , lawyers , doctors , consultants , financiers , teachers , and even students . The promise was simple: give me an artificial intelligence tool and I’ll do more in less time. It’s true that an employee with access to a good generative model can type faster, summarize better, program with assistance, or prepare reports […] … learn more→
Academic (mis)uses of GenAI
“I think because it’s not openly discussed and yet it’s so easy to use, I feel guilty. I question if I’m cheating somehow? Or going to get caught?” (#116) We ran a short anonymous survey between December 2025 and March 2026 focusing on ‘grey uses’ of GenAI – aspects of AI use that academics feel […] … learn more→
Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories?
In a world where trust in institutions is mostly in decline, levels of trust in science remain relatively high. Yet at the same time, belief in scientific conspiracy theories, such as hushed-up effects of vaccines or aeroplane “chemtrails”, is also widespread. What explains this apparent contradiction? Our work suggests we need to ask a different question – not how much people […] … learn more→
