Campus Review Volume 26. Issue 7

CONTENTS campusreview.com.au MANAGING EDITOR NEWS Andrew Bracey 02 9936 8668 andrew.bracey@apned.com.au 2 EDUCATION EDITOR 4 5 3 James Wells 02 9936 8604 james.wells@apned.com.au 6 7 Reformers eye Senate quagmire Cynicism can stymie gender equity Carer support critical Sun shines on experimental theatre UniMelb’s enterprising dozen Women on women in science JOURNALIST Wesley Kington 02 9936 8604 wesley.kington@apned.com.au INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 3 5 8 Empower the disenfranchised International students need info, opportunity NEWS EDITOR POLICY & REFORM Patrick Avenell 02 9936 8610 patrick.avenell@apned.com.au 10 Freedom of choice New Parliament must protect study options PRODUCTION MANAGER INDUSTRY & RESEARCH Cj Malgo 02 9936 8772 cj.malgo@apned.com.au 11 Never too old for online Productive ageing possible with tech savvy SUBEDITOR Haki P. Crisden 02 9936 8643 haki.crisden@apned.com.au 12 Answers in our genes DNA-based medicine 8 11 SALES MANAGER 14 The $31 million plan Patching STEM’s leaky pipeline Adele Flint-Elkins 02 9936 8664 adele.flint-elkins@apned.com.au VC’s CORNER 16 Inspiration breeds aspiration Cuts to pathways program will cost SUBSCRIPTIONS Josie Wallace 02 9936 8666 subs@apned.com.au VET & TAFE 18 Fiddling as VET burns Sector needs a Gonski-style review – for the publicity PUBLISHED BY ON CAMPUS APN Educational Media PO Box 488 Darlinghurst, NSW 1300 ABN 58 090 900 999 ISSN 1037-034X Print post 10001945 20 Safe campuses 12 16 Lessons from the Brock Turner sex assault case 22 Hard-earned advice Mentors for students with refugee backgrounds PUBLISHER’S NOTE © Copyright. No part of this publication can be used or reproduced in any format without express permission in writing from APN Educational Media. The mention of a product or service, person or company in this publication, does not indicate the publisher’s endorsement. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the opinion of the publisher, its agents, company officers or employees. 24 Work to do Jobs still evade low-SES students FACULTY FOCUS 26 A rap Odyssey Hip-hop and Classical literature collide WORKFORCE 20 26 28 On the move The latest in staff appointments 1

Campus Review Volume 26. Issue 7 | Page 3