Why our love affair with university is on the rocks
Opinion
University

Why our love affair with university is on the rocks

As debts soar and salaries stagnate,it’s little wonder young Australians are starting to opt for trades instead of degrees.

  • byVictoria Devine

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New ranking system reveals Australia’s top university

New ranking system reveals Australia’s top university

For the first time,universities have been ranked on student satisfaction,research performance,global reputation,career outcomes,equity and access.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
‘Have I made a terrible mistake?’ Well-known Aussies on life after year 12

‘Have I made a terrible mistake?’ Well-known Aussies on life after year 12

Wil Anderson,Matt Agnew,Flex Mami,Jane Lu and Clare Wheeler took different paths after school – but that didn’t stop them achieving their dreams.

  • byHannah Story
Finalists announced for The Age’s essay award for young writers

Finalists announced for The Age’s essay award for young writers

The shortlist for The Age/Dymocks Essay Prize is officially in. Winners will be announced in late November.

  • byNell Geraets
Uni set me on a career path,but work experience got me a job
Opinion
University

Uni set me on a career path,but work experience got me a job

While my classmates partied,I did internships. It cost me a few fun nights out but paid off when it was time to land a dream role.

  • byLaura Chung
Move over Blanchett and Weaving,NIDA class of ’23 is ready for its close-up

Move over Blanchett and Weaving,NIDA class of ’23 is ready for its close-up

NIDA has produced some of Australia’s biggest acting exports,including Cate Blanchett,Judy Davis,Mel Gibson and Hugo Weaving,but on Friday the world got to meet the class of ’23.

  • byAndrew Hornery
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Moving away to uni felt scary,but I wouldn’t change it for the world
Opinion
Education

Moving away to uni felt scary,but I wouldn’t change it for the world

My university days in Bathurst,three hours from my home on Sydney’s northern beaches,were beautifully chaotic and gave me treasured lifelong friendships.

  • byCayla Dengate
Want to be an international space lawyer? Here are seven degrees you’ve never heard of

Want to be an international space lawyer? Here are seven degrees you’ve never heard of

The options at university are endless,but some of the courses on offer across Australia may actually surprise you.

  • byCaroline Zielinski
The university degrees getting harder – and easier – to get into

The university degrees getting harder – and easier – to get into

The ATAR cut-off for most nursing degrees has become lower over the past five years,after a spike in 2021 and 2022. And that’s not all that has changed.

  • byDaniella White
Australian unis fall in global rankings,Melbourne University tops the country

Australian unis fall in global rankings,Melbourne University tops the country

Melbourne has held its spot in the world’s top 50 universities,but all Australian universities in the top 200 have fallen in the latest rankings.

  • byNicole Precel
Free uni degrees,living costs covered for Victorians studying high school teaching

Free uni degrees,living costs covered for Victorians studying high school teaching

The Australian Education Union says job vacancies are at an all-time high,with as many as 2600 jobs yet to be filled,as the government announces the $229 million subsidy package.

  • byBroede Carmody andNicole Precel