Alone in a crowd: doctorates no doddle for PhD mums ‘Morally supportive’ but implicitly dismissive, universities exacerbate students’ struggles with their ‘child-free’ ethos By John Ross 6 July
Vice-chancellor questions Australia’s embrace of microcredentials Analysts are enthusiastic about microcredentials but unsure about their suitability in universities By John Ross 5 July
ChatGPT forcing ‘fruitful conversations’ about assessment Students’ sometimes unexpected use of AI, from generating emails to translating their original work, is encouraging a ‘rethink’ by academics By John Ross 4 July
Adelaide university merger faces rocky regulatory road While the two governing councils have agreed to a combined university, many still need convincing – not least, opposition and crossbench parliamentarians By John Ross 4 July
Young University Rankings 2023: results announced Australia is top-performing nation for first time in five years, while the United Arab Emirates is on the rise By Tiya Thomas-Alexander 3 July
New Zealand funding model ‘not fit for purpose’ University leaders pin hopes on forthcoming review, as funding erosion and regulatory inflexibility threaten core capability By John Ross 3 July
Grant assessors accused of using ChatGPT to write feedback Applicants to one of Australia’s major funding streams report spotting tell-tale signs of chatbot use By Tom Williams 30 June
Overseas students say working hours cap ‘saves us from ourselves’ But almost half of surveyed students still want to work more than the newly raised cap By John Ross 30 June
Trans row: v-c’s email about vandalism ‘made staff feel unsafe’ Union president at transgender row university backs action against ‘bigots’, but draws the line at property destruction By John Ross 29 June
Three hundred jobs face axe at Melbourne university Staff ‘shell-shocked’ as declining enrolments, mounting costs and investment reversal trigger call for voluntary redundancies By John Ross 28 June
New Zealand university funding lifeline ‘welcome but not enough’ Critics say a temporary boost, in the form of money that had been earmarked for universities anyway, will not compensate for starvation rations By John Ross 28 June
New Zealand boosts subsidies for cash-strapped universities Observers welcome ‘funding correction’, bankrolled from ‘transfer of underspends’ amid flagging enrolments, but say permanent solutions are needed By John Ross 27 June