University funding/finances
Student wariness may deliver final blow to crisis-weakened institutions
Clay feet of cross-subsidy policies exposed by Covid-19 crisis, representative groups say
Optimism emerges over Australian and New Zealand education exports despite Canberra’s hands-off approach
Australian university’s losses ‘less than our east coast counterparts’, acting v-c tells staff
Universities should also stop ‘stealing’ money allocated for education to undertake research, according to Minerva founder
The initiative’s success means that 中国A片 is expected to remain a focus of China’s next five-year plan, says Wu Zhaohui
Economical changes and positive mindset could alleviate the industry’s woes, says federal MP
After sex crime conviction, elite university gave financier-donor his own office
Lawyers hired by students reject institutional pleas of financial duress
Sector singled out as Canberra makes changes on the fly to its JobKeeper employment subsidy scheme
But commentators question legality, terminology and strategic value
Newly funded work to include investigations into how the city brought infections down to nearly zero
Lawyer warns over alleged meeting between institutions on foreign students
University finances are supposedly staring into the abyss – but we shouldn’t get giddy, says Paul Jump
State’s contribution contrasts with Canberra’s ‘baffling and callous’ approach, critics say
Researchers from universities most dependent on international education insist current restrictions must be retained
Members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme are about to vote on whether to lock in current members. But this might not be enough to safeguard the scheme’s solvency, says Bernard Casey
Reeling from freefalling international enrolments, Australian universities now face renewed threats from geopolitical tensions
Government moves the goal posts as universities explore fine print of bailout rules
Educational economist Miguel Urquiola tells Matthew Reisz about the upsides of inequality and the dangers of ‘unbundling’
Partnership approach during pandemic raises hopes of bursting scientific silos
President, lawmakers allocate money then accuse Harvard and others of taking it
After rejection of virtual peer review, federal agency halts new awards, prompting concerns for younger researchers
The transformation of high street branches offers lessons on how universities may need to adapt when lockdown is lifted, writes a UK university professor
While universities commit hundreds of millions of dollars to help domestic and foreign students, dissatisfaction remains
Union members mount fightback as their leadership countenances pay cuts
International education losses ‘are like losing a car manufacturing industry every six months’
Commentators express doubts over Canberra’s online road to post-pandemic prosperity
Fine print reveals that universities can expect to recoup perhaps one dollar for every seven they lose
Rebuffed on pricing and open access, universities refuse full-access renewals
New arrangements will ‘pivot’ university offerings to areas of greatest domestic need, government says
Continuing remote teaching in the autumn will be unsustainable for some institutions, warns leader of online college
With admissions already in decline, Brian Rosenberg wonders whether the end may finally be nigh for many colleges
With foreign student numbers down and forlorn hopes for a government bailout, sector’s hopes may lie in expanded domestic enrolments
Tough choices await as institutions revisit ideas that could cut staff numbers and ramp up fees
‘Don’t sideline us from giant subsidy scheme’, universities and medical research institutes beg government
Grants yet to flow from new fund as nation endures rolling natural catastrophes
La Trobe leaders take temporary salary cut as losses mount, and urge other executives to follow suit
Analysts advocate hands-off assistance package, with universities unlikely to share latest government bailout
Questions abound over entitlement to A$130 billion economic stimulus, as expert warns of ‘imminent’ financial crisis
Coronavirus crisis may make institutions more eager to please to students, but ‘tensions’ already in evidence
Research funders, regulator and bureaucrats ease pressure on academics and universities as coronavirus blows out timelines
Alarmed by losses, main institutional group eases previous opposition to reopening
Democratic frontrunner raises fear among private colleges after taking on Bernie Sanders’ plan
Death of legendary Australian educator recalls missed opportunity to integrate tertiary education
A belief that private colleges open more doors explains US voters’ lukewarm response to free public education, says Kate Eichhorn
The namesake cities in the US and UK are both home to internationally renowned universities whose industry collaborations are proving highly successful. But while that is good news for national economies, where does it leave the locals priced out of their own neighbourhoods? Paul Basken and John Morgan report
Spike in student demand driven by economic woes could force government to bring back demand-driven system
Delay midyear intake or risk losing subcontinent students to Britain, association warns universities
‘Levelling up’ research spending may imperil regional universities’ sustainability, warn Grace Gottlieb and Graeme Reid
The influence of Denise Bradley, an ‘intellectually courageous’ policy powerhouse, was steeped in personal experience
Pandemic may tip some institutions ‘over the edge’ financially, but others may be able to capitalise on increasing numbers of people ‘at home with a lot of extra time on their hands’
Compromise needed to avert lost generation of university students, says Australian policy guru
Slightly higher fees would be a reasonable price for a system that responds to student numbers and preferences, says Andrew Norton
Campuses see economic woes mounting, but full assault on Covid-19 more urgent
With the state’s governor imperilled, university bosses are hoping that a better year is on the horizon
Little succour for the sector despite predictions of a multibillion-dollar coronavirus hit
Funding designed around a ‘false premise’ that every university is research-intensive, says Nobel laureate
‘We are working against powerful forces’, v-c tells staff, as coronavirus exacerbates competition from mainland and UK
Restraining English per-student funding in wake of Augar review could reduce scope for cross-subsidy, says Hepi report
