Australia and New Zealand

Universities Australia’s budget pitch a departure from argument that fees ‘do not deter students from undertaking higher education’

Cash-strapped institutions face task of rebuilding per-student returns as well as student numbers, with earnings slashed by scholarships, offshoring and other factors

Unlike the institutions they work for, Australian researchers have less paperwork – but investment remains in the doldrums

Evolving norms, expectations and laws usher both risk and opportunity for universities, according to blind law scholar

Dismissal over workload dispute ‘merely the latest ploy’ in Australian university’s long-running campaign to oust ‘conservative academic’

It might sound ‘wishy-washy’ but joyfulness can succeed where KPIs fail in supporting the institutional mission, new book argues

Kiwis dodge debt overseas, as student loan costs spiral for individuals and government alike

‘I would not accept his evidence as sufficient to establish any scientific proposition at all,’ says ruling

Good for the goose but not the gander, after college’s university-standard performance failed to earn it sub-university branding

British-born leader leaves with immediate effect after less than four years at the helm

As Canberra considers reforms to make university enrolments more inclusive and abundant, key indicators are moving in opposite direction

Resurgence of virus among vulnerable overseas students prompts calls for better awareness campaigns and pharmaceutical subsidies