Australia and New Zealand

Rankings skew Australia’s top universities as they parlay profits from foreign students to snap up the world’s most talked about researchers

As time drags on since their signature course was turfed out, Australian whistleblowers’ colleagues fear their discipline will die a slow death

Despite Auckland’s lockdown, the country’s handling of Covid-19 is increasing its attractiveness to students, says Roger Smyth

Mass job cuts likely at multiple Sydney institutions as hopes recede for international students’ return

Hidden surprises in planned legislation giving effect to funding reforms

Early-career and female researchers experience the greatest mental health toll, Australian surveys find

High levels of ‘undecided’ students bode well for northern hemisphere enrolments

Before and after surveys suggest international students in Australia have suffered more than locals

Short-term financial squeeze could litter sector with aborted projects and careers, report warns

The Research Australia report has exposed the fault lines in health research funding, says Ross Coppel 

With Australia unlikely to allow foreign students in until next year, the possibility of them taking classes on Malaysian affiliate campuses is being explored

Without ‘flashy buildings’ and IT systems, university administrators will be ‘pushing bits of paper around’ long into the future, says Monash head