Three hundred jobs face axe at Melbourne university Staff ‘shell-shocked’ as declining enrolments, mounting costs and investment reversal trigger call for voluntary redundancies By John Ross 28 June
New Zealand university funding lifeline ‘welcome but not enough’ Critics say a temporary boost, in the form of money that had been earmarked for universities anyway, will not compensate for starvation rations By John Ross 28 June
New Zealand boosts subsidies for cash-strapped universities Observers welcome ‘funding correction’, bankrolled from ‘transfer of underspends’ amid flagging enrolments, but say permanent solutions are needed By John Ross 27 June
Government policy ‘exacerbates bush divide’ for overseas students Regional Australian university to resurrect city campus, as graduate work rights and online study limits douse interest from international learners By John Ross 26 June
Australian sector review tipped to kill off ‘fail rule’ Overhaul of rule that removes student access to government subsidies if they do not complete at least half of their subjects under ‘active consideration’ By John Ross 23 June
Appetite for master’s study stays sluggish in Australia Flat or declining enrolments across Australia spell trouble for university finances and the broader economy, observers warn By John Ross 21 June
Scrap university tuition fees, urges Melbourne vice-chancellor Eliminating fees would pay for itself through tax while boosting equity of access, Duncan Maskell insists By John Ross 20 June
Stay out of judging courses, regulator tells politicians New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission head stresses need to regulate higher and vocational education together during UK visit By John Morgan 20 June
‘Failure of oversight’ on New Zealand academic freedom Pollster acknowledges limitations of survey but says findings show need for government, regulator and institutions to take the issue seriously By John Ross 15 June
Ex-minister ‘paid NZ$1 million’ by university on ‘hunger rations’ ‘Staff have been doing more with less, while money is thrown at a political consultant,’ union fumes By John Ross 14 June
‘Simpler systems’ needed to solve underpayments, says Monash v-c Unions and management should strike ‘grand bargain’ to resolve issue that ‘casts a shadow’ over the sector, says outgoing leader By John Ross 12 June
Australian international education notches most lucrative quarter Revenue and visa applications reach record levels, but have not yet translated into record student numbers By John Ross 10 June