‘Sampling’ of foreign students’ English skills mooted by Canberra Potential language reforms part of a bigger ‘social licence’ project, assistant minister tells conference By John Ross 15 October
Australia to change student visa processing rules again Government ‘will not back off’ from managing size and shape of onshore international enrolments, assistant minister warns By John Ross 15 October
Multiple possibilities now the norm for student globetrotters Most prospective students have at least three countries in the frame, survey finds By John Ross 15 October
New Zealand creates single research funder to ‘simplify’ system Universities cautiously welcome changes intended to cut down on bureaucracy, but are wary of narrowing focus By John Ross 14 October
Former university executive named shadow education minister Antisemitism and Indigenous voice campaigner Julian Leeser appointed Liberal education spokesman By John Ross 13 October
Spike in student recruitment from Bangladesh prompts warnings Australian enrolments from eighth most populous country quadruple but some institutions in UK suspending ‘high risk’ ties By John Ross 13 October
ANU chancellor’s expenses ‘a good return on investment’ Former politician not for turning, amid denunciation of culture, oversight and spending at national university By John Ross 10 October
Canberra to require regulatory approval of offshore delivery Transnational education mandate added to resurrected integrity proposals that also include power to suspend applications for new courses By John Ross 10 October
Australia is ready to take on the US’ defunded clinical trials Even as the US shrinks and narrows trials, the need for this research continues. Other countries can and must step in, says Stephen Jane By Stephen Jane 10 October
London move a ‘natural step’ for remote Australian university UK offers reassuring familiarity for Charles Darwin’s TNE ‘push’ but vice-chancellor says its MBA courses will be unlike anything already available By John Ross 9 October
Australian ranking success bucks ‘trend’ of Western decline Lingering financial pressures mean country is ‘not out of the woods’ despite strong showing this year, expert warns By John Ross 9 October
Australia’s mission-based compacts must live up to their name Atec needs to ensure that compacts genuinely strengthen social licence and drive meaningful change – not just compliance, says Zlatko Skrbis By Zlatko Skrbis 8 October
