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Kelly Linden, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Health, Charles Sturt University

35% of Australian uni students are part-time. But higher ed is still geared towards full-timers

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When we think of a traditional uni student, you might picture someone young who is studying full-time. Maybe they have some casual work, but their main occupation is being a student.

Universities systems are certainly set up based on this assumption. This means processes, support and funding are skewed towards supporting full-time students.

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