Nothing less: Toxic perfectionism & university life
Angela Nguyen explores the myth of the perfect student, and where university culture of high achievement, social engagement, and co-curricular involvement leaves out burnt out and unhappy
Zoom zoom zoom – How a global pandemic can inspire evolution in education
Grab a name tag, stand 1.5 metres away, and sneeze into your elbow. In the wake of COVID-19, Jordan Michael takes you through your first day at the online Virtual University.
Evolution and Revolution
A note from our editors on the first edition of 2020
Floating in a Lantern’s Glow
Jack Shanahan considers the grief of change in a stirring creative piece
Do We Need Personal Reform Before Revolution? Advice for Budding Revolutionaries
Slacktivists and Champagne Ideologues: Brighton Grace gives his insight into the paradoxes of campus politics, the allure of the collective, and what it might take to foster a more authentic activism.
I went to Europe and all I got was this sense of empowerment
Passports and Prosts: How university exchange changed my worldview
Viral Ignorance: Why Australia’s teachers need to become scientifically literate
With fact and fiction pervading media and everyday conversation in equal measure, Jordan Michael makes the case for our teachers to have greater scientific literacy.
Big Changes Start with Small Steps
Think locally, reap global rewards. Josh Blode on the state of the world, and how to rectify it.
She’s Changed
Pushing back on expectation - inviting people to change, without the fear of judgement. A creative piece by Hannah Cohen
Interxiety: where technological apprehension, pandemics and anxiety collide
Going back to University is hard. Pandemics are hard. Simi’s trying to sift her way through both.
Recommendations: Our Winter Warmers
Keep your self entertained while we all thoughtfully keep away from one another
The Fall of the Western Canon
Canon Wars: Joseph Haynes gives his analysis of the fall of the Western Canon in contemporary academics, and whether or not it can be resuscitated.
Art vs Science: Will future medical students kowtow to Artificial Intelligence Doctors?
In an era where technology reigns supreme, Elli Izrailov considers how medical students come to terms with the presence of Artificial Intelligence.
Big Changes Start with Small Steps
Think locally, reap global rewards. Josh Blode on the state of the world, and how to rectify it.
Interxiety: where technological apprehension, pandemics and anxiety collide
Going back to University is hard. Pandemics are hard. Simi’s trying to sift her way through both.
I went to Europe and all I got was this sense of empowerment
Passports and Prosts: How university exchange changed my worldview
Floating in a Lantern’s Glow
Jack Shanahan considers the grief of change in a stirring creative piece