Until crucial steps are taken, the current “system” of payment of academic casuals or sessional staff will continue to be an unproductive source of contestation.
The pandemic has impacted people from all walks of life, but academics, early-career researchers, and PhD students have been particularly hard-hit.
The Taliban’s decision to ban women from accessing higher education has been described as a betrayal of not only Afghan women, but the international community.
Paramedicine has a well-established research presence, but still lacks the imprimatur of a formalised role for those wanting to pursue field work and research.
The uncomfortable truths that make some disability inclusion barriers so hard to shift, leaving structural inequity entrenched.
The gendered impacts of pregnancy and early parenthood don’t just impact women prior to the start of paid work, but during their university studies.
Indigenous babies are still being removed from their parents and placed into out-of-home care at alarmingly high rates. A new alliance is hoping to change that.
Current medical programs need to diversify their curriculums by at least incorporating resources for medical students to look after their mental health, deal with pressures at work, and even career change.
A study underlines that beyond the motivation challenges for final-year students, their mental health and wellbeing has been significantly affected.
A review of job application studies in 18 countries shows that bias against those with ethnic minority names is still endemic.
Completing two degrees at the same time can increase graduates' rate of success in finding full-time work by up to 40%.
A first-of-its-kind study is examining university students' experience navigating the pandemic, and learning under lockdown.
It may seem like a holiday for some, but for others the idea and reality generates a range of anxieties, practical difficulties and other downsides.
Teaching children philosophy can help improve academic results. But more importantly, it allows children a space to make sense of the world, and meaning in their lives.
We should keep in mind that education is valuable beyond graduate earning capacity, and that what a student learns during their education can have little to do with why they earn more.
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