Victoria reigns on as minister snubs Wellington name change New Zealand university ‘did not consult enough’ on new identity By John Ross 18 December
Secrecy claims as first ‘Western civilisation’ degree announced Staff, council and senate at Wollongong ‘did not know talks were under way’ By John Ross 17 December
More cuts to Australian research in ‘brutal’ mini-budget PhD scholarships in the sights as cutbacks more than double analysts’ expectations By John Ross 17 December
Business schools ‘ignore cooperatives’ Graduate programmes tipped to lure disillusioned millennials By John Ross 16 December
Broadening access ‘not just an equity programme’ Equity ‘synonymous’ with excellence, creating the pre-conditions for multi-dimensional learning, conference hears By John Ross 14 December
Tenured workforce now in minority at Australian universities Job security a dream for most higher education staff as casualisation escalates By John Ross 13 December
Australian research and development spending ‘at 40-year low’ Universities beg government to cancel cut planned for mini-budget By John Ross 13 December
Two cheers for the pub test of academic research Academics should not sneer at Simon Birmingham’s appeal to what ‘most Australians’ would think about projects, says Hannah Forsyth By Hannah Forsyth 13 December
Fears over impact of Australian student visa loophole Explosion of interest from Nepal put under scrutiny By John Ross 12 December
Australian universities lose financial breathing space Sector surpluses dip below 5 per cent ‘buffer zone’ threshold By John Ross 11 December
High student-staff ratio ‘pushes Australian campuses to the edge’ ‘Proactive’ female recruitment drive closes staff gender gap, but fails to keep pace with enrolments By John Ross 9 December
Contract cheating websites ‘blackmailing whistle-blowers’ Australia is latest country to consider legislation against essay mills By John Ross 7 December
