Australia and New Zealand

Universities have done themselves a disservice by playing politics and overlooking the public mood, chancellors say

As companies seek to supplant university courses, Nobelist fears policymakers blinded by promises of cheap and easy

Up to 50 staff at wealthier Australian institutions out-earn the average English vice-chancellor, FOI documents reveal

But administrators must weigh the risk of hanging on to data against getting rid of it too soon

Covid’s impacts are yet to take the sheen off local universities’ rankings performance, with their average scores now topping the world

NTEU council rejects outright condemnation and resists push for expulsions

We must examine how our measures of merit are impacted by culture, context, place and hierarchy, says Cheryl de la Rey

New skills priority list shows efforts to plan for future workforces should focus on professional roles, as well as those in trades and technical areas, sector leaders say

Australian analysis finds that the architects of new policies should think more about unintended consequences such as the level of student debt

After agreeing takeover of three more colleges, the University of Divinity looks to other fields – and states – for renewal

Staff down tools as pay and university funding alike drift well behind inflation

Advocates abandon Melbourne seminar over Australia’s answer to Diversity Champions Programme, citing presence of opponents