Publishing in the academy: An arts-based, metaphorical reflection towards self-care.

Publishing in the academy is a high-stakes activity often used to measure academic staff progress and inform promotion. Many universities have increased pressure on academics, even at the earliest stages of their careers, to publish in high-ranking journals resulting in increased stress and uncertainty. The authors of this paper are members of a writing group in an Australian regional university, established to support each other towards success in quality research and publishing.

Exploring the development of cultural awareness amongst post-graduate speech-language pathology students.

Purpose: Speech-language pathology programs globally need to prepare graduates to work with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. This study explored the knowledge, perceptions and experiences related to development of cultural awareness of graduate-entry Master of Speech Pathology students at an Australian university.

Method: Sixty students across both year-levels completed a cultural awareness survey at the beginning of the semester.