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It's time to reduce the number of PhD students, or rethink how doctoral programs work

  • Written by Gwilym Croucher, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne
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There are not enough academic jobs vacant in Australia each year to employ all our PhD graduates.

This imbalance risks training an increasing numbers of doctoral students on a promise that cannot be fulfilled: that is future academic employment.

We need to accept a hard truth...

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Why won't Australia ratify an international deal to cut mercury pollution?

  • Written by James Prest, Researcher at Centre for Climate Law and Policy, ANU College of Law, Australian National University

While the Australian government congratulates itself on ratifying the Paris Agreement on climate change, it is dragging its feet on a less well known, but very important, international treaty on air pollution. Despite signing in 2013, Australia has still not ratified the UN’s Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin. In...

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The emotions at play when customers con businesses

  • Written by Nitika Garg, Associate professor, Marketing, UNSW Australia
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Customers who are fearful are more likely to be ethical in a tricky situation as the stakes increase, while angry customers will behave unethically no matter what the stakes, our research shows.

In our study, we emotionally manipulated people to either feel...

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Language matters in science and mathematics - here’s why

  • Written by Misty Adoniou, Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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What do you get when you cross a mafia mobster with a sociologist?

An offer you can’t understand.

It’s an old joke, and you could substitute “sociologist” with just about any other “ologist” - the broader point being that professions use...

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More Articles ...

  1. Pressure on Malcolm Turnbull to bend to conservatives is stronger than ever
  2. Amazon's new Grand Tour series could be the next illegal download victim
  3. Reviving Indigenous languages – not as easy as it seems
  4. New study finds common link across autism spectrum disorders
  5. Drug rehab and group therapy: do they work?
  6. Small businesses get long-term financial boost from social responsibility: study
  7. Friday essay: the arts and our still-born national identity
  8. Selfie is not a dirty word
  9. Grattan on Friday: Trumpism has Shorten and Turnbull focusing on the politics of 'disquiet'
  10. Define 'fairness' more broadly than winners and losers from individuals decisions: Turnbull
  11. Which protest movement has been most successful?
  12. The real issues with the 457 visa aren't being addressed
  13. Why transport projects aren't as good for your health as they could be
  14. Making university admissions process more transparent is important, but won't help improve equity
  15. Weekly Dose: Ritalin, helpful for many with ADHD but dangerous if abused by those without it
  16. Floods play a vital role in ecosystems – it's time to get out of their way
  17. Brian Howe on what Bill Shorten must do to revitalise social democracy
  18. Discount chemists are cheapening the quality of pharmacy along with the price
  19. Yes, you're entitled to your opinion - but it helps if you're a man
  20. Australia can't bank on an iron ore Trump bump in the long term
  21. Indonesia’s knowledge sector is catching up, but a large gap persists
  22. Small earthquakes could help warn of the next big quake in Australia
  23. The Democrats must change - here's how they can do it
  24. What do we want? Charting the rise and fall of protest in Australia
  25. Changes to the pension asset test will ripple through the economy
  26. Alien invaders: the illegal reptile trade is a serious threat to Australia
  27. The red professor and the white anting that continues to this day
  28. Of microbes and machines: how art and science fuse in Bio-art
  29. How to recognise a stroke and what you should know about their treatment
  30. A mini stroke is a warning! A stroke may follow
  31. Bilingual babies are better at detecting musical sounds, research shows
  32. It is hard to see how Snapchat parent Snap will live up to expectations after its IPO
  33. Does Trump's arrival herald Australia’s middle power moment?
  34. Politics podcast: Rory Medcalf on the security implications of Donald Trump's presidency
  35. Understanding Trump by watching The Apprentice
  36. SA doesn't need a nuclear plebiscite – Weatherill just needs to make a decision
  37. Business Briefing: breaking down the 457 visa myths
  38. Book extract: The Mind of the Islamic State
  39. Whale shark mugshots reveal teenage males hang around WA's coast
  40. Five traps to be aware of when reading success rates on IVF clinic websites
  41. There may be a silver lining to Trump's trade policies
  42. As the world pushes for a ban on nuclear weapons, Australia votes to stay on the wrong side of history
  43. Three good reasons to worry about Trump having the nuclear codes
  44. Give prisoners internet access for a safer and more humane community
  45. There is more to good central bank governance than independence
  46. Modi’s surgical strike on black money relies on uptake of electronic payments
  47. Not everyone loves wheat -- so why not remove the bad bits
  48. National parks are vital for protecting Australia's endangered plants
  49. Trench art tells a story of survival and resilience
  50. Explainer: how do our bodies balance themselves?
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