Leading Australian universities ditch entry guarantees Institutions raise admission requirements, or consider doing so, amid jockeying to prepare for funding overhaul By John Ross 7 September
‘Checkmate’ looms for traditional tests amid AI glasses epidemic New Zealand case ‘the tip of the iceberg’, and banning the technology will not solve the assessment problem, expert warns By John Ross 5 September
Amendments likely as senators question Australian funding overhaul Opposition calls on Labor to reconsider over-enrolment caps with bill facing rocky passage through Senate By John Ross 4 September
University registration may hinge on research security safeguards Committee mulls amendment of threshold standards as new report highlights how ARC-funded researchers continue to collaborate with likes of Iran and Russia By John Ross 3 September
Australia mulls funding for Horizon Europe applicants After belatedly associating with the world’s biggest research funding scheme, authorities are keen to ensure success By John Ross 2 September
New Zealand university enrolments eclipse pandemic peak Higher education dominates post-Covid recovery, as vocational enrolments remain suppressed By John Ross 1 September
Pay back your loans, NZ warns globetrotting graduates Even though defaulting debtors risk arrest at the airport, ‘campaigns’ to recover student loans net surprisingly meagre returns By John Ross 30 August
Secondary and onshore Australian visas ‘next to be targeted’ Dependants and visa-hoppers reportedly in the frame of looming crackdown, as rejection rates remain at near-record levels By John Ross 28 August
Governance ‘crisis’ claims overblown, says UA chief Intellectual disagreements, broader societal problems and ‘governance 101’ are being misconstrued as blunders, Carolyn Evans claims By John Ross 27 August
Enhanced research veto powers rushed through Australian parliament Senate committee inquiry blocked and stakeholder objections ignored, as ‘wide-ranging’ powers become law By John Ross 26 August
Australia must enshrine university autonomy in law – UA chair Democratic role needs protection from ‘creeping regulation’ and ‘populist backlashes’, says legal scholar By John Ross 25 August
Shape up or lose funding, territory university told Threat highlights uncertainty for dual-sector universities, with twice as many masters holding the purse strings By John Ross 25 August
