"Encouraging more people to consider pursuing a career through a technical qualification as a first option, not as a fallback plan, is going to require a cultural mind-shift."

Opinion

It's time to end the pressure to go to university

Too many students are steered away from vocational education and training at a cost to their future job prospects, writes Minister for Industry and Skills David Pisoni.

Science & Tech

NASA director in talks to develop internship program with SA

A top director at NASA will speak to Premier Steven Marshall about the potential to establish an internship program between the US space agency and South Australian universities.

Opinion

Graduates clear tables and ask: "was my degree worth it?"

Competition for graduate jobs in South Australia is fierce, prompting Malcolm King to ask: when will our universities start to focus on quality over quantity?

Sponsored Story

Why academics should engage with the community

Australian academics will soon have a new incentive to get off campus and into the community to engage with the people who ultimately fund their research – the taxpayers.

News

Shocking survey: Australia's "heartbreaking" rate of uni sexual assault and harassment

Just over half of university students have been sexually harassed and seven per cent sexually assaulted on at least one occasion, according to a landmark national survey of more than 30,000 Australian students.