Have no fear. It might seem as if the earth is opening up everywhere around us, but it’s down to a mix of factors, from geology to human behaviour. More...Gender stereotyping can be tackled in preschool, promoting equality in the skills children learn and the possibilities they see for themselves. But it’s not about banning books. More...Build a defensive ring or run as fast as you can - the disaster modelling that could help you survive a killer zombie outbreak in Australia. More...The Life Patterns project at the University of Melbourne has tracked the lives of a group of young Australians since 2005, when they were then in Year 11. Most of them are turning 30 this year, many have left higher education, are working and are in relationships. In other words, they are ‘settling down’. More...Recently, online encyclopedia Wikipedia undertook a study to find out which academic papers were most cited in its more than 44 million online articles. It turned out that a single academic paper was the clear leader.As young people respond to a changing labour market in Australia, internships can offer a bridge between education and employment. But how do we ensure they’re the good kind of internship rather than exploitation. More...The theme for this year’s conference is building a community of Indigenous higher education practice.Changing pressures, directions and practices in relation to knowledge pose challenges for universities today. Policy reforms and concerns with national economic competitiveness; changed technologies; preparation of professionals for different kinds of knowledge-intensive work practices; more traditional knowledge objectives of universities in roles of enlightenment and discovery are all part of the current scene. More...HERDSA Victoria Branch, in conjunction with the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne, invites you to a forum in which you will engage with recent research and practical frameworks, resources and strategies that enable educators to support student wellbeing. More...Fieldwork can be demanding and poses unique research challenges as well as risks to the security and safety of the researcher and research participants. Fieldwork also relies on the researcher's ability to clearly understand their research design and methods in order to effectively and ethically access, collect and manage data in the field. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
