Niche universities highly rated as student satisfaction slips Student support improving but still lowly ranked, Australian survey finds By John Ross 10 March
Tasmania to cut jobs and more than three-quarters of degrees ‘We are working against powerful forces’, v-c tells staff, as coronavirus exacerbates competition from mainland and UK By John Ross 10 March
Regional Australia ‘sidelined’ in medical research New university-provider alliance advocates for the bush to attract more funding and a bigger say By John Ross 9 March
Coronavirus: Australian universities say campus closures unlikely Precautionary preparations are in place, ranging from hand hygiene to pre-emptive residence clear-outs By John Ross 9 March
Coronavirus triggers spending cuts across Australian sector Jobs largely spared for now as universities target ‘non-essential’ outlays By John Ross 9 March
Bushfire research opportunities ‘vanishing’ without funding Frustration as Australian Research Council takes six months to judge applications to support urgent impact assessments By John Ross 6 March
Anger over Massey’s plan to switch teaching locations Science students may be required to move about 250 miles from current Auckland campus as university attempts to mitigate a contribution shortfall By John Ross 6 March
More Australian universities offer cash help over coronavirus Australian National University unveils latest assistance package for travel-stymied students By John Ross 5 March
UNSW gets approval for second Canberra campus Capital set to become more crowded, as territory government greenlights sixth campus By John Ross 5 March
Australia coronavirus travel ban situation ‘fluid’ amid criticism Commentators say that third countries through which Chinese students are allowed to transit appear the riskier propositions By John Ross 4 March
Funding extinguished for Australian bushfire research centre ‘Highly effective’ research hub’s days are numbered, Australian estimates committee hears By John Ross 4 March
New Zealand: thinktank to help small country tackle big questions University of Auckland centre to be led by science diplomat Sir Peter Gluckman By John Ross 3 March
