Better ‘course value’ can improve mental health, finds study ‘Intrinsic worth’ of university experience a ‘protective factor’ against poor well-being and psychological stress, survey suggests John Ross 8月 28日
Retaining breadth of subjects ‘beyond universities’ means’: UA Universities need extra funding for ‘important’ but unfancied subjects, and permission to collude without contravening competition law, says Evans John Ross 8月 27日
Don’t ‘faff’ in wrongful imprisonment cases, says former detainee With academics at ‘increasing risk’ of arbitrary detention, governments and universities must tackle cases in a ‘proactive’ way John Ross 8月 27日
Trim top tier of fees, Universities Australia tells Canberra A$770m measure would be a ‘serious downpayment’ on reversal of Job-ready Graduates ‘excesses’, representative group says John Ross 8月 27日
Prosperity summit’s sidelining of Australia’s universities is baffling Excluding academia from the main discussions at recent national productivity summit is short-sighted and complacent, says Shamit Saggar Shamit Saggar 8月 25日
Million-dollar-plus pay ‘now the norm’ for Australian v-cs Inflated earnings keep rising after Covid-era pay cuts, as ostensible scrutinising bodies trade responsibility John Ross 8月 25日
Skills recognition ‘could help achieve accord target’ Recognition of prior learning is feasible at scale if done systematically and could generate new business for universities, experts say John Ross 8月 20日
ANU calls time on forced redundancies after reaching ‘milestone’ Union demands ‘pause’ on ‘all job cut plans’ as management says it has achieved 60 per cent of savings target John Ross 8月 20日
Time to move beyond tired debate on ‘excellence v equity’ trade-off Broadening traditional conceptions of what it means to be ‘smart’ must now be part of HE’s mission, say Adelaide University’s David Lloyd and Peter H?j David Lloyd 8月 20日
‘No place’ for extra 200K Australian students, analyst warns Prescriptive policies ‘do not fit realities of demand’ and will prevent university system from accommodating growth, according to Andrew Norton John Ross 8月 19日
Political ‘bromance’ ushers ‘badly needed’ bipartisanship Australia shadow minister promises ‘nuance’ and a far less combative approach following ‘thumping election loss’ John Ross 8月 19日
NSW parliament launches inquiry into university ‘crisis’ Upper house committee to ask ‘hard questions’ about governance, transparency and accountability John Ross 8月 19日
