Entrepreneurship for all

It’s time to integrate the entrepreneurial mindset across the university and truly prepare students to succeed in the post-pandemic world.

Organising curiosity

The scientific method is the key to unlocking the secrets of our world, but explaining science to the public and encouraging young minds to embrace the wonder all around them is equally vital.

Will AI help students cheat their way to a degree?

Plagiarism is a growing problem in universities around the world, and the fast-developing capabilities of artificial intelligence may create even more opportunities for cheating.

Building skills at home

Rather than poach skilled migrants from abroad, Australia should address skills shortages by training more people at home.

Keeping schoolchildren safe from COVID

Physical distancing and use of outdoor spaces for school activities top the list of recommendations to keep children safe from COVID-19.

Early childhood educators v box-ticking regulations

More than two-thirds of Australian early childhood educators report working many extra hours to satisfy regulatory requirements in a new survey of workers in the sector.

Australia falls behind in language education

Only 8% of Australian students are learning two or more foreign languages, compared to 50% of students across other OECD countries.

Arvanitakis and Winchester on education: Reflecting on graduate attributes

There are five attributes which need to be embraced by students and understood by employers which meet the tertiary sector’s twin objectives of economic progress and citizenship.

Universities may regret their spate of ‘city deals’

A capital funding squeeze led universities to seek new ways of developing their campuses. It now appears city CBDs and developers might do better out of those deals than universities.

1 in 10 uni students cheats their way to a degree

Australia prides itself on the quality of its tertiary education, but 1 in 10 university students submit assignments written by someone else – and most of them are getting away with it.

Building stronger connections between schools and communities

While all schools are part of their local community, some are developing partnerships and sharing spaces to become hubs for school-community connections, a trend exemplified by Melbourne’s Doveton College.

Arvanitakis on Education: Covid, technology and the importance of face-to-face teaching

Many students have been forced to study online during the COVID crisis, but the social interaction of face-to-face group teaching will never be replaced by solitary distance learning.