Students ‘dropping too many subjects’ to work

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Our higher valuation of scarce commodities and our aversion to losing things we value now play in digital education’s favour, suggests Paul Penn

By Paul Penn

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Covid spotlights hunger struggles for Australia’s overseas students

Students collaborate to combat food shortages, as Covid widens the gap between Australia’s haves and have-nots

By John Ross

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Study or work? Students struggling either way

Housing and food costs interfering with study, Melbourne study finds

By John Ross

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Don’t pity stressed students too much – scholars have it worse

Growing interest in the student mental health crisis is welcome, but it is overburdened hourly paid lecturers who are most at risk of stress in universities, says Sam Christie

By Sam Christie

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Students ‘dropping too many subjects’ in favour of paid work

Demands to accommodate price spikes and satisfy business needs are putting students’ progress at risk, summit hears

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Students ‘dropping too many subjects’ in favour of paid work

Demands to accommodate price spikes and satisfy business needs are putting students’ progress at risk, summit hears

Register to continue

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Related articles

Psychology explains why students aren’t flocking back to campus

Covid spotlights hunger struggles for Australia’s overseas students

Study or work? Students struggling either way

Don’t pity stressed students too much – scholars have it worse

Related universities

Victoria University

Swinburne University of Technology

University of Wollongong

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