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Australia is getting better at encouraging people to consider a startup. Image sourced from Shutterstock.com

September 21, 2016

It takes a community to raise a startup

Jana Matthews, University of South Australia

Australia is still far too 'arms-length' from the process of starting and growing companies.

Meryl Streep as amateur soprano singer Florence Foster Jenkins…should we celebrate ambition over talent? Paramount Pictures

June 19, 2016

A fanfare of failures: why celebrate Florence Foster Jenkins and Eddie the Eagle?

Juliette Peers, RMIT University

Films about incompetent, inspirational flops are popular at present. These strange heroes embody the mantra of our self-help culture: never give up and embrace willpower over talent.

Universities need to take a long, hard look at themselves - and listen to their students - to tackle issues of failure and attrition. Mike Hutchings/Reuters

May 28, 2015

Universities can’t just wash their hands of student failure

Sioux McKenna, Rhodes University and Chrissie Boughey, Rhodes University

Universities largely fail to acknowledge the way their modes of teaching and learning are culturally, socially and politically embedded. Can this be fixed?

The collapse of Lehman Brothers was a pivotal moment in the most recent financial crisis. The next crash may feature another bank failure. Reuters

December 1, 2014

What will the next financial crisis look like – and are we ready?

Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley

The subprime crisis and the subsequent failure of Lehman Brothers came as such a shock – and the repercussions were so severe that when the time came to mount a response, policy makers were as surprised…

If graduates are helped along through school, how will they cope in the workforce? Shutterstock

November 4, 2014

A ‘no-consequences’ education produces unemployable graduates

Rachael Sharman, University of the Sunshine Coast

A research centre in the UK recently found that lavishing praise on students, particularly low-attaining students, may be counter-productive. By providing a no-fail, no-consequences environment in which…

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Rachael Sharman
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
Juliette Peers
Senior Lecturer School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University
Jana Matthews
ANZ Chair in Business Growth, Director, Centre for Business Growth, University of South Australia
Barry Eichengreen
Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Sioux McKenna
Director of PG Studies & Higher Education Studies PhD Co-ordinator, Rhodes University
Chrissie Boughey
Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic & Student Affairs/ Dean, Teaching & Learning, Rhodes University