‘Inflection point’ for disabilities in higher education Political and fiscal realities are driving changes in the treatment of a ‘long overlooked’ community By John Ross 30 June
Australian opposition pushes for campus antisemitism inquiry Proposed commission would probe ‘massive surge’ in antisemitic incidents and ‘capitulation to extremists’ By John Ross 28 June
Australian ‘wage theft’ underpayments ‘nearing A$400 million’ Union demands parliamentary inquiry as instances continue to emerge By John Ross 26 June
Universities may face managed decline under domestic student caps As Australia mulls ‘hard’ caps on domestic as well as international students, expert warns of unintended consequences By John Ross 21 June
Australian exit from Horizon Europe talks a ‘missed opportunity’ Canberra quietly scrapped plans to join world’s biggest research collaboration scheme in mid-2023 By John Ross 21 June
Australian commission ‘risks becoming too-hard basket’ Proposed body must have ‘mundane’ expertise and avoid being the ‘long grass of policy’, new group says By John Ross 21 June
‘Principles, not price’ should guide Australian fees: report Accord panellists’ ‘preferred options’ also include ‘equity levy’ on high-fee courses and no change to international education By John Ross 20 June
Australian politicians ‘dreaming’ over overseas student caps Crackdown proposed without any forethought about the broader consequences, Press Club hears By John Ross 19 June
Australian overseas student caps ‘jeopardise housing projects’ Government’s proposal will intensify the problem it is supposed to solve while ‘wreaking havoc’ on universities’ finances, universities say By John Ross 19 June
Chinese students ‘turned off Australia’ by visa crackdown Proposed visa caps, soaring rejection rates and ‘anti-China’ perceptions scaring off country’s most valuable student cohort By John Ross 17 June
GSDC: The architecture professor rebuilding flattened villages The science is ‘just physics’ and the human chemistry matters more, says academic behind a sustainable development programme that’s going global By John Ross 14 June
GSDC: Training overseas-bound graduates ‘a net earner’ If rich countries poach your nurses you should ‘build more nursing schools’, conference hears By John Ross 14 June
GSDC: University leaders ‘must decide what sustainability means’ Most initiatives are well-meaning but ‘short-term, scattered, uncoordinated and incoherent’ By John Ross 13 June
GSDC: Universities ‘cannot do sustainability on their own’ Universities might be in the ‘sweet spot to redefine the future’, but they still need to work with government and business, says leader By John Ross 12 June
GSDC: ‘Publish over purpose’ culture undermines business schools A fixation on publishing in ‘academic comic books’ is subverting the values permeating business schools, conference hears By John Ross 12 June
Australians cool on education and research ties with China Australians are less convinced about the upsides of the educational relationship but also less concerned about the downsides, survey suggests By John Ross 12 June
GSDC: ‘More university places needed’ for refugees in Global South It may be a ‘hard case to make’, but admitting more refugee students is in low-income countries’ interests, conference hears By John Ross 11 June
GSDC: University courts copycats for ‘back yard’ warning system As climate catastrophes gain steam, early warnings offer the ‘most effective’ safety shield, modellers say By John Ross 11 June
Australia confirms institutional overseas enrolments caps plan Caps being pursued ‘at universities’ request’ and will mirror treatment of domestic students, education minister says By John Ross 10 June
Senators berate Australian National University over Gaza position In rerun of US Congress hearing, Australian university executives reprimanded over both insensitivity to antisemitism and ‘complicity’ in Gaza slaughter By John Ross 7 June
Macquarie finalises plan to halve language programmes Course cuts will ‘revitalise’ language offerings, make students more employable and ‘address global challenges’, university claims By John Ross 7 June
Australia ‘undermining research while reviewing it’ International student caps will endanger research funding just as a leisurely R&D review considers how to fix it, Senate committee hears By John Ross 6 June
Vice-chancellor pay guidelines ‘will help improve optics’ Compulsory national guidelines for Australian university executive salaries will not necessarily reduce them By John Ross 6 June
International student U-turn ‘risks 4,500 university jobs’ Economic carnage looms as Australian political parties adopt unity ticket in treating overseas learners as cannon fodder By John Ross 5 June
‘Up-or-out’ culture heaps pressure on China’s junior academics Expectations placed on scholars seen as unattainable ‘no matter how hard they work’ By Jing Liu 5 June
New grant delays hit Australian researchers Postdocs risk being ruled ineligible after biding their time to optimise prospects of success By John Ross 1 June
Sydney’s Palestine protest response criticised from all sides V-c’s offer to meet with encampment to review defence and security research called both an ‘empty deal’ and a ‘capitulation’ By John Ross 31 May
Fees and teaching subsidies rise in New Zealand budget First budget of new governing coalition seen as ‘neutral’ for universities as small increases in funding set to be offset by inflation By John Ross 30 May
State enforcement of campus free speech ‘a contradiction’ Universities are not ‘speaker’s corner’ and governments should not impose ‘diktats about what we do on campus’, New Zealand forum hears By John Ross 29 May
Book spotlights Melbourne’s uncomfortable Indigenous history Academic exploration of leading university’s traditions uncovers dispossession, eugenics and grave robbing By John Ross 29 May
Australia rethinks age limit for post-PhD work visas Lower work rights cut-off would have excluded most doctoral graduates, critics warned By John Ross 29 May
Australian regulator greenlights Adelaide University merger Few remaining obstacles for one of the biggest university amalgamations in history By John Ross 28 May
Confrontation defused as ANU protesters move pro-Palestinian camp ‘No easy answers’ in what has become ‘a conflict about the conflict’ By John Ross 28 May
Free speech the ‘best friend’ of the marginalised Universities face a delicate balancing act between ‘mob veto’ and safety obligations, says free speech advocate By John Ross 28 May
Australian student surveys survive budget razor ‘Good data means better policy’, educationalists stress By John Ross 25 May
Australian opposition gives qualified support to accord reforms While offering no assurances over her party’s stance on forthcoming legislation, shadow education minister is a ‘big fan’ of preparatory courses By John Ross 22 May
New South Wales universities dive deeper into deficit Ahead of proposed enrolment caps, foreign earnings fail to prevent a slide further into the red By John Ross 20 May
Australian universities ‘already near’ overseas enrolment caps Figures indicate limited scope for growth in international enrolments, as administrators strive to balance the books By John Ross 20 May
China research at ‘crisis point’, Australian scholars warn No projects are funded because nobody has the expertise to appraise them, letter claims By John Ross 18 May
Australian international student caps ‘will skew enrolments’ ‘Shockingly bad legislation’ gives ministers power to favour certain disciplines By John Ross 17 May
Australian universities hold steady as Gaza protests escalate Vice-chancellors tread lightly as students occupy building and defy instructions to vacate camps By John Ross 16 May
Mixed reaction to Australian research and development review We should improve the system while we’re examining it, critics argue By John Ross 16 May
Australian budget bankrolls first stage of accord reforms Government embraces domestic growth, needs-based funding and a commission to drive it all, but firm commitments remain limited By John Ross 14 May
Australian ‘angst’ over ‘command-and-control’ international caps Latest proposal, unveiled on eve of federal budget, highlights revenue constraints facing universities and colleges By John Ross 14 May
Australia to cap overseas student enrolments at each university Proposed legislation ‘unnecessary’ because existing arrangements already include caps, says strategist By John Ross 13 May
Does indigenous knowledge have a place in mathematics? Acknowledging Aboriginal intellectual traditions could ‘bring students back’ while improving weather forecasts, says co-creator of new course By John Ross 13 May
Tensions rise over Australian university encampments Temperatures soar despite the winter chills, as each side accuses its opponents of extremism By John Ross 10 May
Australian scepticism of international education ‘here to stay’ Universities’ financial get-out-of-jail card no longer works, as governments in Canberra and elsewhere turn their backs on foreign students By John Ross 10 May
Ex-Fijian PM jailed over university financial mismanagement Long-serving leader sentenced after quashing investigation of former USP administrators By John Ross 9 May
Australia raises financial bar for international students New requirement ‘just the latest lever to reduce net migration’ By John Ross 9 May
Australian encampments mimic US precursors but not in pugnacity Authorities shrug off calls for camps to be dismantled, amid reports of antisemitism but little evidence of violence By John Ross 7 May
Locals winners, foreigners likely losers in Australian budget While the government plans measures to relieve placement poverty and student debt, observers also expect higher visa fees and financial capacity bar By John Ross 6 May
Australian universities saved by windfalls but future looks bleak Wealth gap widens Down Under, with mercurial revenue increases monopolised by the few By John Ross 6 May
Australian loan changes to wipe A$3 billion of student debt While indexation change was widely anticipated, backdating of the measure was not By John Ross 5 May
Teqsa: Peter Coaldrake steps down as Australian regulator chief Universities Accord will not lead to rethink of universities’ research requirements, departing Teqsa boss predicts By John Ross 3 May
Visa changes ‘threaten Australia’s nursing student supply’ Filipino students look elsewhere as Australia downgrades risk rating By John Ross 3 May
Canada and Australia lose allure for international students US, with the looming possibility of a second Trump presidency, deemed a more reliable education prospect than its anglophone rivals By John Ross 30 April
Australia plans to benchmark vice-chancellor salaries New ‘process’ among proposals to improve quality and transparency of university governance By John Ross 30 April
University of Melbourne v-c Duncan Maskell to step down Australian higher education ‘in a good state’ but drive to widen participation brings challenges, says departing leader By John Ross 29 April
Foreign students ‘unfairly blamed’ for Australian housing squeeze Students carry the can for rental spikes and record low vacancies while alternative causes are overlooked, says accommodation lobby By John Ross 27 April