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Sleep: it’s quality, not quantity
SEAN PARNELLAdults do not need eight hours sleep a night to function at their best, researchers have found.
Demand-driven system working
Conor KingOpening university places to all capable students is in the national interest.
Tertiary-qualified in majority
JOHN ROSSThe boom in the share of tertiary-qualified Australians has largely bypassed vocational certificates.
ASIO alert over campuses
ASIO chief says Australia needs to be “very conscious” of the possibility of foreign interference in universities.
Marsh most highly cited
Bernard LaneEducational psychologist Herb Marsh has been listed as Australia’s most highly cited researcher.
Time for TAFE revival: Labor
BERNARD LANEOpposition spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek says the future fitness of post-secondary education needs to be examined.
Uni game changer for employers
JOHN ROSSStudents spend years gaining an edge in the job market, but a little gaming could get them over the line.
Training gaps need filling
Bernard LaneRebekha Sharkie, the Nick Xenophon Team’s education spokeswoman, is an ambiguous saviour of higher education.
Unis ‘must pay for failures’
Tim DoddUniversities need to take more responsibility for the job fitness of graduates, the Productivity Commission says.
Low ATAR students at risk
Darragh O’KeeffeFirst-year students with low admission scores face greater challenges at university, according to new research.
Focus on big picture
Andrew NortonA broad review may lead to reforms that the major parties can support.
Warning: VET the real crisis
JOHN ROSSVocational education must be the priority now the Senate has canned the higher ed reforms, experts say.
Senior researchers’ role queried
Bernard LaneSenior researchers tend to get too much credit in multi-author publications.
Chart a course for shipbuilding
JOHN ROSSStudents should adjust their sails to chase down a flood of shipbuilding jobs, industry insiders say.
Australian universities shine
Bernard LaneAustralian universities rate highly when compared with their global peers.
HECS debt plan for death
Tim DoddThe Productivity Commission has resurrected a plan to collect unpaid HECS loans from deceased estates.
Keys to breast cancer uncovered
JOHN ROSSThe world’s biggest genetic study of breast cancer has found 72 previously unknown markers of the disease.
Degree no longer enough
TESSA AKERMANThe number of Australians with a postgraduate degree has jumped 46 per cent as the battle for jobs intensifies.
Wallace named NSW’s top scientist
A researcher operating at the junction of materials science and medicine has claimed NSW’s top science award.
