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New data reveals sunny outlook for engineering graduates’ job prospects
Engineering graduates have some of the most favourable employment outcomes of any profession, with more than 80 per cent in...
Engineering in the gig economy: What are the pros and cons?
Increasingly, engineers are breaking away from traditional modes of work and embracing the gig economy. What does this mean for...
Top Australian universities slide in world rankings and student satisfaction
Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities have remained in the top 200 in the 2019 Times Higher Education World...
Women graduate engineers now earn more than men, but gains are short lived
New figures released this month show for the first time, women engineers are outearning men – at least for the...
Engineering salaries make the list of the top 10 highest
Engineering managers have been named as the second highest paid roles in the nation in a new listing – up...
As views shift, the mining industry faces a growing skills shortage
Reports that Australia’s mining industry will continue to shrink have led to a skills shortage as few young engineers pursue...
Sourcing overseas talent a tricky issue in the global tech economy
The government’s recent changes to temporary migration visas have hit the local tech sector hard, according to a recent analysis....
Top graduate employers: What this year’s list says about the engineering industry
The list of top graduate employers for 2018 shows high-performing graduate engineers are choosing interesting work, not just big names.
Biomedical engineering is seeing huge growth right now. Why?
Discussions about STEM usually revolve around a lack of women enrolments or declining interest overall. However, one discipline is bucking...
Why more young engineers are choosing the entrepreneur’s path
Starting a business isn’t for everyone, but it seems to be an increasingly popular choice for young Australians.
