Australian government flags future funding increases Productivity needs will drive taxpayer support of universities in the 鈥榤edium term鈥, minister tells conference By John Ross 27 August
Contingency fund set up as Australia鈥檚 foreign fee reliance grows UNSW takes action to insure itself against drop in Chinese student recruitment By John Ross 26 August
Use metrics to pick speakers and beat gender bias, scholars urge Australian team harnesses data to inject equity into conference programmes By John Ross 26 August
Fresh warning on Australian universities鈥 China exposure Institutions assume they will be bailed out if enrolments fall because they are 鈥榯oo big to fail鈥, says report By John Ross 20 August
Australia resurrects master鈥檚 degrees for PhD preparation 鈥楳acquarie model鈥 credited with cutting attrition and accelerating completion, and is now being emulated elsewhere By John Ross 19 August
Melbourne focuses on 鈥榮hared challenges鈥 in India strategy Top Australian university to boost collaboration with India and Indonesia as China concerns wrack sector By John Ross 19 August
Australia Universities Forum: Domestic students feel more isolated than foreign learners says v-c International students feel 鈥渁t home鈥 while locals feel left out on outsized Australian campus, says Michael Spence By John Ross 16 August
Australia Universities Forum: performance funding 鈥榥eeds legislation鈥 Legal structure could offer opportunities for horse trading on proposed scheme By John Ross 14 August
Australia Universities Forum: practical barriers 鈥榯hwart industry collaboration鈥 Campus no place to meet industry partners because 鈥榶ou can鈥檛 find the building鈥 By John Ross 14 August
Australia Universities Forum: rankings-driven 鈥榝antasy鈥 has had its day, says v-c Sydney鈥檚 Michael Spence says increasing competition, growing costs and changing expectations mean institutions need to change tack By John Ross 13 August
Fear of unfair punishment under Australian performance funding Diverse measures guard against unintended consequences but suggest few universities can achieve top marks By John Ross 12 August
Want to improve your students鈥 attainment? Send them abroad International education is not just about personal transformation 鈥 it also delivers better core academic outcomes, says Kent Anderson By Kent Anderson 12 August
