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Finding a balance between sometimes contradictory definitions of the role of universities will be the first challenge for the University Advisory Group.
A few Ivy League schools say the tests enable them to find students of promise from low-income families. But not all sociologists agree.
Understanding the dynamics of each theme from the research will help universities to develop strategies for student support.
Students often use generative AI tools for engaged learning. They have a critical and nuanced understanding of these tools.
The number of unemployed international graduates in Australia is set to rise if the temporary graduate visa program isn’t overhauled.
The stabbings at the University of Waterloo remind us that violence for daring to stand in a classroom and speak is still ever-present.
We need to care for those most affected, and consider both how we create safe work and learning environments, and how we de-escalate movements of misogyny, homophobia and transphobia.
With the pandemic-fuelled shift to online learning, many tertiary students now miss out on the social skills critical to real-world success. That could have implications for their degrees.
A new study surveyed university students in the UK on four occasions between May 2020 and May 2021.
There is a great deal of nuance around how young women negotiate their intimate relationships with men.
University students are particularly at high risk of depression. One global study suggests 21% of students have major depressive disorder.
Post-secondary student input about ChatGPT and other AI matters not only for accountability, but also as a savvy way to strategize about the future of higher education.
Lecturers need to be adept at both the theories of online learning and the technology used to do it.
During the pandemic, online learning suddenly replaced traditional teaching methods.
The development of an immersive mobile phone application for university anatomy students offers insights into the future of online learning.
The transition to a new school year will be an important time for students to focus on strategies for fostering positive mental health and well-being, and recognizing signs that help may be needed.
The new ‘Screenomatic’ model can protect students and academics, while still providing useful feedback.
The proportion of Australian university students who want to found a business after they graduate is increasing fast and is now around 16%. But most of their courses perpetuate an ‘employee mindset’.
We have interviewed more than 80 young people since the start of the pandemic, in an effort to better understand the concerns of many disengaged, marginalised and disadvantaged young people.
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Lecturer, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Fellow, Sociology
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Professor of Policy and Society, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
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Executive Director: Gauteng City-Region Observatory, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Lecturer in Sociology, University of Edinburgh
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Executive Director, Asialink and Asia Education Foundation, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Data Officer, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in French, University of Surrey
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Chief Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State