Despite the fact that people with disabilities are twice as likely to be unemployed, over a fifth of employers that claim they're open to more inclusive hiring practices aren't following through. While 79 per cent say they would hire someone with a ...
More »What’s with universities and dogs?
Scroll through university social media for long enough and you will come across numerous dog posts. Whether it's a pooch 'getting ahead' on his readings for the upcoming semester at UQ, or UWA law school's resident sausage dog, Julius Caesar Juris Dogtor, ...
More »It’s near-definitive: students who study creative arts get better grades
Would you steer a Year 6, 7 or 8 student away from 'soft' subjects like art and music to harder ones like maths and English? Intuitively, it seems that 'fluffier' subjects allow for fun and creativity alone. A new study, however, shows ...
More »Monash exhibits the humblest of objects
Could February be the month of lunchboxes? Last week, the ABC published an investigation of their contents in wealthier and poorer Melbourne suburbs. While, by comparing Oreos packed in Broadmeadows to carrot sticks lovingly placed in Brighton, it invited food-shaming, ...
More »Should burkas be banned from university classrooms?
Why do you wear all black? Why are you even still alive? It isn't fair to us. While Australian universities grapple with isolated Islamophobic attacks, like the above-quoted one on two female Indonesian students in Canberra earlier this month, ones ...
More »You would believe what academics say
Is there a funnier university-related Twitter account than 'Shit Academics Say'? Sarcasm even seeps into its bio disclaimer: Retweets are not endorsements. They are performative engagement markers that intentionally confound direct alignment with ironic promotion, ambivalent reflection, or personal brand ...
More »Private school-educated scholars denounce old boys’ and girls’ clubs
Most future wealth – at least in Western nations – will be inherited. But billionaires still put their children in the best position to grow their fortunes by enrolling them in private or elite public schools. Bill Gates sent his three children to ...
More »Details of Western civilisation degree published
The controversial Western Civilisation degree, currently homed at the University of Wollongong, has released its syllabus. It covers ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance, and the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries through to today, via the lenses of ...
More »University reverses rape chat decision after public shaming
The University of Warwick has reversed its decision to allow students back on campus after they issued rape threats. After a public backlash, the university in Coventry, England imposed a lifetime ban on two students. The original incident, which occurred last ...
More »‘Other people have much more to be proud of’: Australia’s 94-year-old PhD graduate
Dr David Bottomley may look old, but he barely sounds it. Having recently completed his thesis, the 94-year-old now holds the title of 'oldest PhD graduate in Australian history'. When he speaks, it is evident he's learned. He is eloquent, ...
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