Yes, yes, yes. Too much signposting is a Real Thing. Pamela Haug, author of Revise, refers to signposting as traffic direction. Haug reckons that academic writers often spend too much time directing traffic and not enough time getting where they need to go. She says that too much signposting means that You’re getting in the way of your […] … learn more→

In 2020, calls to defund the police echoed a longstanding argument in critical criminology in favour of police abolition. Academics who support abolition promote activism over collaboration. But as calls for “defund the police” pivot to “refund the police” in priority areas — in particular mental health, issues faced by marginalized people and intimate partner violence — police-researcher partnerships are […] … learn more→

Nicholas Tampio, professor of political science: Learn to think for yourself As a professor, I believe the purpose of a college class is to teach students to think: to read scholarship, ask questions, formulate a thesis, collect and analyze data, draft an essay, take feedback from the instructor and other students, and write a final draft. […] … learn more→

Co-design is the new buzz word being applied to relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. It has been used as a key part of the Indigenous Voice process. But it is also talked about when it comes to health policy and infrastructure design. Even fashion brand Country Road has talked about co-design in its work with Ngen’giwumirri artist, Kieren Karritpul to […] … learn more→

The federal government has been asking for “bold ideas” to “reimagine” the future of Australian higher education for decades to come. An interim report for the Universities Accord was released in July. Feedback on this draft is due today. While there have been many ideas floated by commentators and the review panel (such as a new national university for […] … learn more→

It is no longer enough to have a degree and a host of master’s degrees and courses on our curriculum; knowledge is nothing more than a starting point of our professional career. We are facing a paradigm shift in training: just like when we ride a bicycle, if we stop pedalling, we fall. Whether or not to […] … learn more→

The initial journey: Academia and industry experiences As a student fascinated by the wonders of chemistry (and a very enthusiastic high school chemistry teacher), my academic journey started with an undergraduate master’s degree (MChem), and eventually culminating in a PhD from the University of Newcastle, Australia. This quest for knowledge, however, was more of a […] … learn more→

As we pass the half way mark in term 3, many students in Year 12 will be thinking more and more about their future. Universities and TAFEs are having open days and no doubt, teachers, friends and family will be asking, “what are you going to do next year?” As educators, parents and carers, we know these […] … learn more→

There are many reasons why we may find ourselves needing to demonstrate our knowledge of a foreign language: from aspiring for a job to being able to access certain titles, courses or scholarships. The most common and guaranteed way to do so is to obtain qualifications from the Official Language Schools (EOI), recognized at the national […] … learn more→

Sustainable investing takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors alongside traditional financial components. While this form of investing has existed for a long time, ESG has become a hot-button issue due to recent politicization and widespread public misconceptions around what it really entails. ESG investing examines quantitative and qualitative non-financial data on companies. This includes […] … learn more→