The six questions you need to ask before taking on postgrad study

The six questions you need to ask before taking on postgrad study

From a master’s degree to an MBA or PhD,there are plenty of options. Here’s how to decide which is the right one for you.

  • byMelinda Ham

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The most popular postgraduate courses in Australia revealed

The most popular postgraduate courses in Australia revealed

Legal degrees were the top choice two years ago,but students are now flocking to a different field entirely.

  • bySian Powell
New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD

New $80 million student housing tower approved for Perth’s CBD

The project will provide a further 835 students with a place to stay as the state’s housing crisis deepens – but not everyone is happy about it.

  • byHolly Thompson
Meet Perth’s youngest university students,born in 2010

Meet Perth’s youngest university students,born in 2010

Maisy Grierson grad-skipped twice during school before being accepted into Curtin University at just 13 years old.

  • byHolly Thompson
I thought I was a ‘high achiever’. Then I got to university
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I thought I was a ‘high achiever’. Then I got to university

Suddenly,I was confronted with a room full of top students. A room full of duxes. Everyone had been special at school. Now,nobody was.

  • byBella Westaway
If we want more young people to go to uni,stop screwing them over
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If we want more young people to go to uni,stop screwing them over

A generation of young people is being dudded with unfair levels of debt,indexation and repayment thresholds which mean getting a pay rise may leave them worse off.

  • byChip Le Grand
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Bad with money? Here are six finance hacks for students

Bad with money? Here are six finance hacks for students

Bills stack up quickly. One third of full-time students are stressed about money – and nearly half are struggling with rent.

  • byEmily Chantiri
These WA students started university and hated it. Where are they now?

These WA students started university and hated it. Where are they now?

While some strike gold and make the right decision after high school straight off the bat,others take a little longer to find their calling.

  • byHolly Thompson
Why leaving behind my dream degree is the best thing I ever did
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Why leaving behind my dream degree is the best thing I ever did

Changing degrees can feel like a waste of time – but could also be the best life decision you make as a student.

  • byAngus Dalton
Five WA university courses you probably haven’t heard of

Five WA university courses you probably haven’t heard of

For future students unsure of what they want to study,or those who are just curious,here are some of the more obscure university courses on offer in WA. Several are the first of their kind in Australia.

  • byHolly Thompson
University offers for WA’s year 12 graduates return to pre-COVID levels

University offers for WA’s year 12 graduates return to pre-COVID levels

Thousands of WA students received offers from the state’s five universities on Friday,with the number finally returning to pre-pandemic levels after a four-year slump.

  • byHolly Thompson