Maths fee cut in Australia ‘doesn’t add up’ Academics do the numbers on lower fees, increased subsidies and a reduced funding envelope John Ross 6月 23日
UNSW is set apart by blend of pragmatism and compassion The Sydney university’s roots in the aftermath of the Second World War means the institution is used to being practical, inclusive and unwilling to compromise on standards, says Ian Jacobs Ian Jacobs 6月 23日
Research hit from Australian funding changes Fee and subsidy reshuffle curbs universities’ capacity to support their research, but proposed funds could help bridge the gap John Ross 6月 22日
Australian government told that students ‘ignore price signals’ While Australia’s fee and subsidy reshuffle favours job-growth areas, student and institutional recalcitrance may blunt its impact John Ross 6月 19日
Australian shake-up ‘greatest hit to humanities in a century’ Government’s proposals are contradictory and will torpedo its jobs agenda, humanities lobby warns John Ross 6月 19日
Doubts emerge over effects of Australia’s sweeping fee changes With student choice relied on to free up money for more university places, critics question the strategy and potential impacts John Ross 6月 19日
Australian short course initiative ‘should be properly funded’ Discounted courses ‘are what the country needs’, but the numbers don’t stack up for universities John Ross 6月 18日
Radical changes to Australia’s fees to fund 39,000 new places Winners and losers in minister’s proposal, with vocational degrees set to cost less as humanities fees explode John Ross 6月 18日
More Australian universities cut jobs, pay Staff go despite salary trade-offs, as pandemic lays waste to institutional bottom lines John Ross 6月 17日
Miserly Australian HE funding ‘a folklore’ ‘Cherry-picked’ OECD data creates unjustified picture of underfunded sector, analyst says John Ross 6月 17日
How counter-cyclical are university enrolments? Historical data from New Zealand give cause for optimism on student demand. But how much is unclear, says Roger Smyth Roger Smyth 6月 17日
