Australian universities under increasing financial risk Graduate dissatisfaction also on the rise despite overall positive report card for universities and colleges By John Ross 16 July
Australian private colleges want easier route to higher status Providers squabble over whether to relax rules for university colleges or jettison the category altogether By John Ross 15 July
Australia’s controversial full-fee places ‘should be revived’ Universities need flexibility to admit more students and it is wrong to call full-fee places ‘elitist’, deputy v-c argues By John Ross 12 July
Australia’s post-study work visa ‘doesn’t help land jobs’ Report sheds light on international graduates’ motivations for staying on By John Ross 9 July
Study or work? Students struggling either way Housing and food costs interfering with study, Melbourne study finds By John Ross 9 July
Funding uncertainty confounds Australian university plans Time running out for clarity on course subsidies, experts warn By John Ross 8 July
Income-contingent loans evangelist eyes Asia and South America Increasingly popular repayment system eases stress on graduates and governments alike, says Bruce Chapman By John Ross 8 July
Studies stress Australia’s reliance on overseas and Chinese fees New analyses highlight the risks of over-dependence on single income source By John Ross 6 July
Not sure about how to structure your university? Ask 700 pizza-fuelled volunteers Crowdsourcing a new configuration for the University of South Australia boosted brainpower and perhaps even institutional loyalty, says David Lloyd By David Lloyd 2 July
Hostility to teaching-only universities ‘boils down to sentiment’ Most fervent opponents of dropping requirement for Australian universities to conduct research employ large numbers of teaching-only academics By John Ross 1 July
Australian contract cheating law ‘could prohibit friendly help’ Proposed legislation could thwart peer support, universities say By John Ross 1 July
Obama adviser warns universities of growing cybersecurity threat ‘Irresistible’ network technology raises threat level from crooks and spooks, says Jeff Bleich By John Ross 28 June
