ANU leader a top earner despite salary sacrifice Annual report reveals A$90m surplus but university insists ‘structural and operating deficit’ makes belt-tightening necessary John Ross 8月 2日
Higher education steady amid plunge in student visas Vocational and English language colleges have incurred the brunt of Australia’s international education crackdown, latest figures show John Ross 8月 1日
Research council needed to end funding fragmentation – UA Economic reform begins with injecting order into the hotchpotch of research programmes, and enticing more locals into higher study, according to Australian body John Ross 8月 1日
Australian foreign student numbers ‘likely to fall short of cap’ Visa fee hikes and processing delays achieved scuttled legislation’s goals to limit incoming students, data suggests John Ross 7月 31日
University mergers proposal refloated in Australia’s west Amalgamation of Perth institutions up for discussion again, two years after review went nowhere John Ross 7月 29日
ANZ universities adopt ‘unified position’ on open access Simpler ‘publish-as-a-service’ agreements in the frame as sector eyes ‘pivotal year’ for removal of research paywalls John Ross 7月 29日
Foreign students ‘work as many hours as average Australians’ International students ‘contribute more to demand than supply’ despite working far more hours than they used to, Reserve Bank analysis finds John Ross 7月 28日
Sydney holds women-only recruitment round for engineering faculty Female-only recruitment ‘part of the solution’ for male-dominated profession facing workforce ‘crisis’ John Ross 7月 28日
Levy business to revive R&D spending, says Australian academy Companies should ‘come to the party’ in bankrolling research effort that relies too heavily on foreign students John Ross 7月 25日
Labor’s student debt wipe plan ‘worth far less than billed’ Promised 20 per cent cut set to be tabled in parliament, but new analysis shows real relief for graduates may end up being just 7.9 per cent Tash Mosheim 7月 21日
Australia’s high visa fees ‘undermine diversification efforts’ Joint statement calls for immediate cost reductions for those coming to study for 12 months or less Patrick Jack 7月 21日
New ARC grant proposals ‘still leave next generation behind’ Funder proposes to create stand-alone fellowship scheme for early-career researchers after criticism Tash Mosheim 7月 15日