Australia鈥檚 disadvantaged students spurn enabling programmes As Universities Accord shines a spotlight on equity, new research finds that the most propitious pathway is little trodden By John Ross 25 May
Australian debt forgiveness schemes progress despite concerns Doubts over effectiveness fail to douse enthusiasm from duelling governments and businesses By John Ross 24 May
Rural campuses eye building boom as housing shortages bite Australian universities outside cities say building more accommodation will help students and local communities By John Ross 23 May
New Zealand subsidy hike 鈥榓 good first step鈥� While national budget includes big increase to tertiary education funding rates, it still falls short of inflation By John Ross 19 May
ARC audit finds 鈥榥o issues鈥� in handling of foreign interference Australian Research Council promises more work on national security after internal review By John Ross 18 May
Australian quality agency contacts v-cs on Chegg 鈥榗oncerns鈥� Students may be using homework help service to gain 鈥榮olutions to assessment tasks鈥�, Teqsa worries By John Ross 18 May
鈥楴uclear鈥� options needed to stamp out student work scams 鈥楤order integrity鈥� focus has blinded authorities to dodgy onshore practices in international education, Australian parliamentarians say By John Ross 17 May
Feminist scholar claims Melbourne dean 鈥榝uelled boycott campaign鈥� Posters calling philosopher a 鈥榝ascist鈥� appear on campus after she backed event branded 鈥榙ehumanising鈥� by her boss By John Ross 16 May
Bleak budget beckons for universities in New Zealand While new prime minister has nominated science and skills as budget priorities, sector fears any investment will fall short of inflation By John Ross 15 May
Academics, meet your new research partners: tourists With cash, equipment and time on their hands, holidaymakers can add scale to citizen science projects, review finds By John Ross 13 May
Sydney notches big surplus in a sea of red Healthy result provides 鈥榝inancial sustainability鈥� in a 鈥榲olatile higher education sector鈥�, vice-chancellor says By John Ross 11 May
Research institutions 鈥榩ay lip service鈥� to integrity rule 鈥楥ensus鈥� of research integrity advisors finds that their role is unknown to many, sometimes including themselves By John Ross 11 May