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In our law school, lecture attendance averaged just 38% of total enrolments across the semester.
South Africa’s new Copyright Amendment Bill could help the country take an important step in tackling its own “book famine”.
Australian universities need to reduce their reliance on revenue from students from countries such as China or India.
Vocation specific language courses can encourage both linguistic and cultural awareness. They can equip students with the basics they need to communicate.
These programmes allow institutions to claim they’re doing something without really tackling the issues that lead students to plagiarise.
As they return to classes, a survey finds nearly half of female tertiary students in Melbourne don’t feel safe using public transport at night. And 79% have been sexually harassed or victimised.
Without the support of extended curriculum programmes at universities, many students would face academic exclusion.
Before deciding what to study at which university, high school graduates should consider the drop-out rates, early-career employment prospects and lifetime earnings their program is likely to yield.
Legal or not, unpaid internships are likely to continue as long as people face barriers breaking into the workforce and some employers see the opportunity for free labour.
Poor supervision, poor training, and unfair treatment of lower-ranked officers make misconduct more likely to happen among Ghana’s police force.
According to our 32-year longitudinal study of first year science students, belief in creationism has declined over time.
University students don’t always mix outside their own area of study or cultural cliques. But that can change with a little encouragement, and food helps.
With HELP debt likely to increase to A$75 billion in 2020, research from the US shows offering students financial literacy courses may be a gentler way to combat student debt.
Curriculum structure and flexibility can play a crucial role in students’ progression and success.
Formal, accessible academic advice systems can help university graduation rates.
Starting university is a common cause of heightened stress, with many new challenges for students to overcome.
It can be hard to get into a study groove, but removing distractions, getting enough sleep, self-testing, spacing out your study and creating memory aids can help students succeed.
Although they’re at greater risk of violent crime, sexual harassment and suicide, smart-phone savvy young people can access extra support.
Alternative scenarios for tertiary funding in South Africa are set out in a completely separate report from the Davis Tax Committee drawing from work done by the higher education department.
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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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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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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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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