Doubts over Australian student immigration reforms Clearer permanent residency pathways may not favour international students in Australia By John Ross 10 February
Pandemic ‘widened divide’ between Australian elite and regionals Big Group of Eight institutions got bigger while others suffered, exacerbating ‘David and Goliath scenario’ By John Ross 10 February
Rapid block teaching uptake ‘dispels sector inertia myth’ Snap adoption of new teaching model, after half a century of gestation, shows that universities can get things done quickly By John Ross 9 February
Australian universities funded for unsolicited places Warning of ‘stranded funding’ as bureaucrats bend the rules of a programme with too many goals By John Ross 8 February
Which study destinations rely most on a few source countries? Australia, New Zealand and Canada have some of the least diverse international student populations, data show By Patrick Jack 6 February
Brian Schmidt to step down as Australian National University v-c University leaders should not outlive their ‘shelf life’, suggests Nobel laureate vice-chancellor By John Ross 2 February
Students on placements need welfare funding, say universities Disadvantaged students are disproportionately affected when they relinquish paid work to attend mandatory placements, lobby group argues By John Ross 2 February
Teqsa warns against attempts to game university status rules Australian regulator advises against shortcuts, such as recruiting moonlighting big hitters, as universities confront new research quality benchmarks By John Ross 1 February
Deadly flooding forces closure of Auckland university campuses Face-to-face classes suspended yet again as downpours dampen return to normality By John Ross 31 January
‘New opportunities’ for Australian universities under convention Vice-chancellors hope for overseas expansion after Unesco agreement on recognising qualifications ratified By Chris Havergal 24 January
New Zealand university ordered to rerun redundancy process Court fines Auckland University of Technology over breach of regulator’s order By Tiya Thomas-Alexander 20 January
Will Australian universities’ warm political feelings survive cold reality? A new ‘accord’ is promised, but hopes under previous Labor governments have sometimes been dashed, says Greg McCarthy By Greg McCarthy 10 January
