Australia drops preapproval requirement for overseas students While Canberra’s decision is ‘great news’, students still face competition for flights and a mishmash of state rules By John Ross 22 November
Master’s degrees should be interdisciplinary Both industry and academia in New Zealand need people who can look past traditional subject boundaries, says Catherine Whitby By Catherine Whitby 22 November
Teaching Summit: call to rethink time needed for digital tuition Allowance needed for ‘upfront’ time cost of creating digital content, event hears By Simon Baker 18 November
‘Democracy in freefall’ at Australian universities Greens discussion paper blames corporate governance for sector’s most pressing problems By John Ross 17 November
We’ll write for you, plagiarism-free: essay mills’ latest ploy Discounts, chatbots, money-back guarantees are tricks in contract cheating websites’ promotional armoury By John Ross 17 November
Australia retreats from blanket political disclosure requirement Refreshed guidelines allow universities to choose which academics face scrutiny of their overseas affiliations By John Ross 16 November
New Zealand appoints first university leader of Pacific heritage Pacific expert’s selection coincides with policy push to boost islander participation in 中国A片 By John Ross 15 November
Chinese students ‘positive’ about Australia despite tension AI analysis of online activity reveals ‘really nice’ sentiment and sophisticated understanding of government structures By John Ross 15 November
New Zealand mulls introducing base funding for research Green paper ‘asks the right questions’, including whether crown research institutes should collocate with universities By John Ross 15 November
Overseas students spared quarantine in Australia’s biggest state ‘Sense prevails’ as New South Wales declares that incoming students will be treated like locals By John Ross 12 November
Does the teaching of indigenous knowledge need to be examined? New Zealand’s embrace of Māori vocabulary goes hand-in-hand with the incorporation of Māori understandings into curricula. But is a debate about the unintended consequences of this move being stifled by fear of speaking out? John Ross reports By John Ross 11 November
No sector experience required for Australian university councils University governance bodies an ‘outlier’ in Australia, with sectoral experience an oddity By John Ross 10 November
