Accord, and new hub, puts western suburbs kids on Smart Street Locals-made-good laud the potential of more accessible 鈥 and visible 鈥 universities By John Ross 25 February
Let need determine university funding, Australian reviewers say Long-term reform blueprint prescribes teaching, research, student support and infrastructure funding overhauls By John Ross 24 February
Sexual abuse: Australia to establish student safety ombudsman New body will have investigative powers and ability to settle complaints when universities behave 鈥榰nreasonably鈥 鈥 including recommending fee refunds By John Ross 23 February
Visa chaos 鈥榣atest driver鈥 of 鈥榯wo-tiered Australian sector鈥 Risk-rating system, which punishes universities for visa refusals, merely the latest form of 鈥榮tructural disadvantage鈥 By John Ross 23 February
Graduate premium improves over time, Australian research shows Data highlights career benefits of higher education amid pitch for more participation By John Ross 22 February
Research jobs growth 鈥榞oing gangbusters鈥 鈥 but not in universities Australian study finds good prospects for research degree graduates, so long as they look beyond academia By John Ross 22 February
鈥楥ertain death鈥 diagnosis 鈥榰nique opportunity to drive research鈥 鈥榃e have an obligation to try something ground-breaking,鈥 says oncologist confronting co-Australian of the Year鈥檚 brain cancer By John Ross 20 February
New Zealand scraps research reforms and infrastructure funding Uncertainty gives way to despair as new government pulls the plug on Science City and turns its back on reform process By John Ross 19 February
Australian international education 鈥榳orsens global inequities鈥 International enrolments bear no relationship whatsoever to provision gaps in students鈥 home countries, study finds By John Ross 18 February
鈥榃atch this space鈥 on student debt, Australian parliament told As officials ward off questions about debt relief, tax office outlines the cost of changes to 鈥榞rossly unfair鈥 repayment quirk By John Ross 16 February
Downgrade looms for Australian universities鈥 visa risk ratings Applicants to institutions getting marked down face more processing delays By John Ross 16 February
Universities jeopardise workers鈥 鈥榩sychosocial safety鈥 Although conditions improved following Covid lockdowns, university staff鈥檚 mental health kept deteriorating, longitudinal research finds By John Ross 14 February