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Modelling shows more students face lifetime debt under deregulated fees

Here’s a report from The Conversation highlighting the likely outcomes of the Federal Government’s proposals regarding educational funding in Australia. Interestingly it is believed that such changes may initiate some investigation on the part of students and parents, into international university courses as these become more financially competitive. Watch this space. Debtors prison: under the […]

Can you change your life in 50 coffees?

  I love the idea of calling someone up and suggesting a different coffee shop around Melbourne to meet for a chat about life, politics (very pertinent topic in Australia in light of the proposed changes to funding arrangements, for tertiary education), and career change. Transitions can be hard to navigate. They can be thrown […]

Wondering where your Degree might lead you?

Career development is not as simple as it might seem. Here’s an alternative way to look at your career. I have reblogged this resource from Adventures in Career Coaching. Thanks to Tristram Hooley for sharing. Retrieved from: http://adventuresincareerdevelopment.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/wondering-where-your-degree-will-lead-you/

All in the name of progress

As a school girl I never closely questioned how cultures were brought together on the basis of their relative usefulness. Nor did I consider for long the 1960s tragedy of a small Welsh village being dammed for the sake of infrastructure development. There wasn’t a subject in the school curriculum that allowed space for a […]

Guess What: Creative Industries Jobs are OK

This article appeared in The Conversation on 3rd April. Worth reflagging Guess what: creative industries jobs are okay By Jason Potts, RMIT University Sebastiaan ter Burg A little economics can go a long way, and that is certainly true when thinking about good jobs and bad jobs, and specifically whether some sectors have better jobs […]

The F Word

The F word. Failure. It’s a word that needs to be banished from our language! I am reliably informed, although I’m having to listen carefully to work out the lyrics, that the song by Martin Sexton (You Tube Video attached) is about failing at something and going on to fulfil a long-held dream of being […]

Mothers in the Boardroom

Mothers in the Boardroom. Heres’ a link that might interest professional young working women; also mothers in the workforce who aspire to the top chair; fathers who are supporting their spouses ambitions, and professionals who are interested in how to provide career progression opportunities for women.

20th March is International Day of Happiness

  “Each individual is master of his or her destiny: it is up to each person to create the causes of happiness” The 14th Dalai Lama 20th March is International Day of Happiness What a pity we need special days and coffee table books with images of smiling faces to nudge us into a happiness […]

I Literally just Exploded!

No, not really, but I do love this fun video with a really good message about good grammar. Beware, it’s not just your classroom teachers who get hot under the collar about the correct use of abbreviation, punctuation and spelling. At university you stand to lose 10% if your essays are not well written. Then […]