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Event hears how machine learning can aid student progress and curriculum design – and that academics should let AI ‘take over’ admissions

Forum mulls the merits of external experience, elected leaders and 10-year term limits

In times of conflict it is best to meet students on their own turf, University of Cape Town leader says

Nesta finds proportion of female AI researchers was higher in the mid-1990s – although universities fare better than tech firms

Graduate dissatisfaction also on the rise despite overall positive report card for universities and colleges

Providers squabble over whether to relax rules for university colleges or jettison the category altogether

Universities need flexibility to admit more students and it is wrong to call full-fee places ‘elitist’, deputy v-c argues

Worries over economy and graduate employability prompt trial of ‘1+X’ model in 10 provinces

Report sheds light on international graduates’ motivations for staying on

Housing and food costs interfering with study, Melbourne study finds

Time running out for clarity on course subsidies, experts warn

Digging in will solve nothing, university presidents say, as protests continue

New analyses highlight the risks of over-dependence on single income source

Founder of Ligo project reveals some researchers have left over a lack of recognition, exposing wider attribution difficulties for large teams

Observers suggest attempts to influence campus affairs – directly or indirectly – might increase after assault on legislature

Most fervent opponents of dropping requirement for Australian universities to conduct research employ large numbers of teaching-only academics

Proposed legislation could thwart peer support, universities say

‘Irresistible’ network technology raises threat level from crooks and spooks, says Jeff Bleich

But multibillion-dollar cash injection risks further sidelining the humanities

Change of guard suggests tough times ahead for leading Australian universities

New centre vows to tackle ‘loss of trust’ driven by technological change

New scorecards demonstrate the payoffs from international collaboration

Governing body gambit torpedoes court case but further isolates academic senate

Berlin-based academic network faces court action in US and Germany, and lost more than €12 million (£10.7 million) in 2017, accounts show

Vast resources channelled into research, analysis of business schools finds

East Asian giant now challenging more established rivals on Western-style benchmarks

Uncapped funding best way of dealing with demographic ‘kinks’, Australian forum told

Lifting cap increased participation but was not accompanied by more support for non-traditional students, says Productivity Commission

Embedded integrity practices sustained knowledge systems that have evolved for millennia, says RMIT leader

Treating the sciences and the humanities as separate worlds does employers and students no favours, says award-winning interdisciplinarian

Perceptions of higher education immune to political leanings, study finds

Narrowing financial buffers raise questions over Australian universities’ goals of being comprehensive

Administrations ease back on foreign fee splurge to avoid financial overexposure and to protect student experience

‘Science diplomacy’ is seen as a crucial way to build international trust, but the idea is undergoing a radical rethink

New drive for philanthropic largesse amid faltering public funding and nerves about foreign fees

Revive your interest in universities, businesses told, as interest rate hits historic low

Almost two decades of records accessed in latest attack

Institutions Down Under do not have the resources to lead the world across the board, says former vice-chancellor

Reflecting concern about validity of student evaluations, Australian institutions following North American and European move towards greater use of observations

There are plenty of pluses in being the only campus in town, new Australian v-c insists

Vacataire status means not only low pay, but six-month waits between wages, says the Confederation of Young Researchers

Leap in proportion of ‘above world standard’ research may reflect decline in average citation rates around the globe

Cost growth still set to outstrip funding, as ‘fees free’ absorbs the fat

Australian university agrees to ‘further change’ at residential colleges

Repositories, publishing platforms and data annotating tools ‘also stuck behind paywalls’

Surveys reveal complex mix of concerns about misuse of research results

Institutions urged to outline more clearly what undergraduates can expect of them

Reappointed minister vows to work with universities to improve regional schooling

Higher education sector should abandon small battles and focus on the long game, strategists say

King’s College London moves opens debate over role of such knowledge in countries without significant Aboriginal populations

Schools take credit for majority of literacy and numeracy development

Australian university says board of studies veto does not directly affect approval process

‘Competition in scientific research has gone too far,’ says government-appointed committee proposing wide-ranging reform package

Crucial cash flow in jeopardy as regulator scrutinises bush institutions’ urban partners

Despite attempts to renegotiate contracts, European institutions face an annual price hike of 3.6 per cent

‘Real-time’ data from recruiter’s website shows ‘travel ban’ tweets immediately put off Indian students, conference told

Shift in council membership may be factor in escalating vice-chancellor pay

Advocacy groups demand action from next government

Call follows revelations about Coca-Cola’s influence over some sponsored research

New reports uncover widespread gossip, harassment, verbal abuse and ‘scientific sabotage’ in Dutch universities – with women particularly affected