Universities need to learn the early lessons of lifelong learning Ongoing falls in Australian postgraduate recruitment suggest a trend away from structured education for people in mid-career, says Andrew Norton Andrew Norton 1月 6日
Australia must not pull up the ladder for poorer students Student income support is increasingly insufficient and in urgent need of reform, says Dawn Freshwater Dawn Freshwater 1月 2日
Working after hours? It’s academic Did they know it was Christmas? Research probes academic propensity for submitting work out of hours John Ross 1月 1日
Australian funding model ‘risks backfiring on national interest’ Missteps with international students ‘a bigger threat to the national interest’ than to university budgets, says commentator John Ross 12月 20日
Paddy Nixon to take the helm at Canberra UUK vice-president heading back Down Under after five years in Northern Ireland John Ross 12月 20日
Whistleblower row university limits governing body’s powers New rules at Murdoch limit staff members who senators can speak to and remove obligation to report corruption to external watchdog John Ross 12月 18日
UNSW navigates geopolitical minefield to sign China research deal A$100m agreement ‘first cab off the rank’ for new foreign interference guidelines John Ross 12月 16日
Universities spared nasty surprises in Australian mini-budget Representative body presses case for education and research spending, as Canberra slashes budget projections John Ross 12月 16日
‘Big five’ underpin Australian sector’s fiscal health Skilful management has delivered growth most industries ‘would die for’, but new analysis asks whether this can last John Ross 12月 16日
Australian universities need to learn what school-leavers know The school system’s focus on relative over absolute standards makes it difficult to judge applicants’ potential, says Conor King Conor King 12月 16日
Competition regulator challenges publishing giants’ union Australian authority the latest to review planned merger of Cengage and McGraw-Hill John Ross 12月 12日
Concession agreement bankrolls Melbourne’s student beds Australia's top-ranked university joins growing list of institutions trading off the innate commercial value of their land John Ross 12月 10日
