It鈥檚 time to drop the tyranny of student reviews of teaching Reliance on student reviews of university teaching has led to a warped understanding of quality, says Sally Patfield By Sally Patfield 4 September
Nobel laureate Schmidt 鈥榣ost to Australia鈥� in current visa regime Visa delays costing us top overseas staff and PhD students, Australian universities warn By John Ross 2 September
Australia maintains uncapped work rights for foreign students Much vaunted summit also resolves that graduates should be allowed to work for longer after finishing their degrees By John Ross 2 September
Australian universities set to face more competition Enrolment growth will be in different types of institutions, regulator predicts, but universities say the regulatory settings enforce 鈥榟omogeneity鈥� By John Ross 2 September
Early rewards go to training sector in Australia skills talks Jobs and Skills Summit sees vocational colleges awarded funding to deliver 鈥榯he high value and often more complex qualifications鈥� By John Ross 1 September
Australian universities launch inclusivity bidding war Labor minister鈥檚 insistence that postcode should not determine opportunity sparks new initiatives By John Ross 31 August
Australian universities 鈥榣ucky to be sidelined from skills summit鈥� While the sector laments its low profile in this week鈥檚 Canberra congress, policy expert expects it to generate 鈥榙ysfunction鈥� By John Ross 30 August
Australia postpones research assessment exercise National interest test for research grants to be simplified amid sweeping review of ARC By John Ross 30 August
First chancellor with acknowledged disability to fight 鈥榓ttitude problem鈥� Former disability commissioner says universities have lifted their game, but employers not so much By John Ross 29 August
NZ universities 鈥榰nderinvesting in staff鈥�, says union But representative body says conclusions from analysis of university financial accounts are based on flawed assumptions By John Ross 29 August
India, Australia flag plan for mutual recognition of qualifications Perennially underdone educational relationship ready to go to the next level, advocates say By John Ross 26 August
Stand-up research: academics use comedy to explain their work Researchers say using improvisational comedy can improve their ability to communicate findings By John Ross 25 August