Failing a subject isn't just the student's fault. Universities can and should help
- Written by Rola Ajjawi, Associate Professor, Deakin University

As Australian students start university, failure is probably the last thing they want to think about. But university failure is depressingly common.
Our study in a large Australian university found up to 52% of students in education, civil engineering, nursing and commerce failed at least one unit during their degree.
Failure...