education

It's time universities put more money and effort into socialising international students who daily face situations in which they embarrass themselves, offend people, or are misunderstood, writes Gigi Foster.

Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter has called for a focus on moral education to counter violence in society.

Apparently, teachers and principals have no need to hear about research on international education policy and are too sensitive to deal with “controversial” ideas, write Kalervo Gulson and Andrew Gibson.

We must foster the next generation of teachers for the sake of future students, writes Michele Bruniges.

One of the most disturbing parts of the current discussion of schools is the growing assumption that public schools are woefully underfunded and inadequate, writes Cathy Sherry.

To avert a major slump in international student demand, Australia needs to be rebranded as a premium education destination, argues UNSW Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer.

People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will have the chance to take part in a pilot study of an internet-based education program.

It's enough to leave most music lovers All Shook Up: Elvis Presley's music is derivative and lacking in substance, according to UNSW academic Professor Robert Walker.

The future of Indigenous health and the pressing issue of getting more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into medical and health education are the focus of a major symposium at UNSW next week.

UNSW Medicine is helping to lead a campaign calling on Australian governments to close the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.

UNSW is throwing its impressive scholarly resources behind climate change while rolling out measures to make the University itself one of the world's most sustainable campuses. The work is outlined in a special "green" issue of Uniken.