Australian review proposes levy on international student fees Needs-based student funding and second national university also among accord panel’s ‘spiky ideas’, aimed at improving equitable access By John Ross 19 July
No room for ‘complacency’, say Australian reviewers Canberra agrees to funding guarantee, governance reform, ditching of ‘fail rule’ and uncapped funding for all indigenous students, as it mulls ‘wider change’ By John Ross 19 July
Non-native English speaking scientists at ‘profound disadvantage’ Anglocentric norms are a blind spot in the effort to diversify the research workforce, global survey suggests By John Ross 19 July
Australian university hubs address suburban visibility problem ‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it,’ minister says, ahead of review report promising other ‘immediate’ recommendations By John Ross 18 July
Australian vice-chancellors’ pay rises ‘paused’ post-pandemic While Covid-19 interrupted the inexorable rise in university leaders’ pay packets, many still pocket seven-figure packages By John Ross 18 July
Australian research collaboration with China in freefall National interest not served by ‘overstating the threats’ or cultivating a ‘climate of uncertainty’, report says By John Ross 17 July
Student use of machine translation ‘a debate we have to have’ Assessment rationales have not kept pace with AI translation and writing support tools, conference hears By John Ross 14 July
Amid mergers, does size matter for Australian universities? While South Australian vice-chancellors see few downsides from an amalgamation, their western counterparts take a different view By John Ross 12 July
‘Three in four’ Australians concerned about mounting student debt Surveys suggest concern about student borrowing transcends age and political divides By John Ross 12 July
Australia anoints latest university college In a busy decade following two decades of inaction, the ranks of institutions bearing the ‘university’ title has expanded at almost one a year By John Ross 10 July
New Zealand universities lock horns over third medical school ‘Vanity project’ to meet domestic health workforce needs would be ‘more socially accountable’, proponent says By John Ross 10 July
Australian teacher training reforms ‘scapegoat’ universities Education faculties say they are already delivering the ‘core content’ now mandated in their degrees By John Ross 8 July
