Nine in 10 Australasian students juggling study with paid work Demands of part-time jobs lead some students to settle for lower grades, with balancing commitments now biggest source of stress John Ross 3月 21日
Fears for academia’s ‘peacemaker’ role, as China expertise wanes China studies programmes and language courses are on the decline, just as understanding of the superpower is needed most John Ross 3月 20日
‘Overwhelming support’ for Australian graduate debt relief Broad agreement on the impacts of loan repayment arrangements, but less agreement on the remedies John Ross 3月 16日
Review panel ties casualisation to international student growth Fluctuating foreign fee flows helped fuel Australian sector’s addiction to sessional staff John Ross 3月 15日
‘Fail rule’ spawns ‘rotating’ cohort of vulnerable students Australian move to deny government subsidies to students who bomb out makes things worse for them, and no better for taxpayers John Ross 3月 14日
Indian states blacklisted as Australian visa rejections soar Australian institutions suspend recruitment from India’s north, just as politicians and vice-chancellors launch charm offensive John Ross 3月 13日
Process as irksome as proposal, as Sydney staff strike again Disquiet as sandstone university hires interstate corporate lawyer to bargain on bosses’ behalf John Ross 3月 12日
Melbourne backs ‘yes’ vote in indigenous voice referendum Top-ranked institution joins UNSW, Wollongong and others in expressing support for indigenous voice to Australian parliament John Ross 3月 7日
Australian student loan debt ‘getting higher, lasting longer’ Analyses find mounting debt is hindering people’s ability to buy homes and have children – with women disproportionately affected John Ross 3月 7日
Complexity and overheads cloud New Zealand’s Horizon hopes As Kiwi researchers celebrate ‘equal’ access, sector leader warns that winning an uphill battle for grants from the ‘baffling’ programme could exacerbate funding inequalities Ben Upton 3月 6日
John Hattie: fashionable teaching methods are a distraction Focus on impact and deep evaluation far more important than whatever is in vogue, renowned education researcher says Tom Williams 3月 6日
Opportunity beckons for University of the South Pacific As the political currents enter a more favourable cycle, pan-regional institution’s boss looks to begin repair job on ‘regional’ campuses John Ross 3月 5日