About Us

Learning Lab brings data analysis to learning and higher education. We examine how courses are built, how learning is delivered, and how qualifications translate into outcomes across education systems.

What Learning Lab Does

Since 2020, Learning Lab has been studying education as a system. As an independent education analysis site, we look at how learning is designed, how courses function in practice, and how credentials shape career pathways. Coverage spans school education, higher education, online study, and professional training across Australia.

How Analysis Is Structured

Work at Learning Lab is organised through specialist editorial desks, each responsible for a defined analytical domain.

Learning Lab Analytics analyses university courses and learning platforms, assessing learning experience, course structure, and skill development outcomes.

Learning Design Desk examines how learning is constructed and delivered, drawing on teaching models, curriculum frameworks, and learning theory used in education settings.

Career Pathways Desk examines how qualifications map to jobs and career routes, including role expectations, credential requirements, and common progression patterns.

Each desk operates independently within its scope. Findings reflect desk-level analysis rather than personal viewpoints.

How Conclusions Are Reached

Learning Lab works from published research, official frameworks, course documentation, and publicly available outcome data. Analysis traces structure, constraints, and consequences within education systems rather than promoting individual choices or institutions.

Editorial Oversight

Editorial oversight is led by Dr Andrew Lancaster, an economist with a background in labour economics, economic modelling, data analysis, and higher education. His role is to define analytical frameworks, establish evaluation criteria, and oversee the methodologies used across Learning Lab.

This oversight shapes how evidence is interpreted, how comparisons are constructed, and how conclusions are reached. It provides a consistent analytical foundation across Learning Lab Analytics, the Learning Design Desk, and the Career Pathways Desk.

Who Uses Learning Lab

Learning Lab is used by students, parents, educators, and adult learners who want a clearer view of how education systems operate and how learning pathways connect to outcomes.

Publisher

Learning Lab is operated by Unicurve, an Australian digital publishing company.

Why Learning Lab Exists

Learning Lab exists to examine learning and higher education with the same analytical discipline applied to other complex systems.