Alone in a crowd: doctorates no doddle for PhD mums ‘Morally supportive’ but implicitly dismissive, universities exacerbate students’ struggles with their ‘child-free’ ethos John Ross 7月 6日
Vice-chancellor questions Australia’s embrace of microcredentials Analysts are enthusiastic about microcredentials but unsure about their suitability in universities John Ross 7月 5日
ChatGPT forcing ‘fruitful conversations’ about assessment Students’ sometimes unexpected use of AI, from generating emails to translating their original work, is encouraging a ‘rethink’ by academics John Ross 7月 4日
Adelaide university merger faces rocky regulatory road While the two governing councils have agreed to a combined university, many still need convincing – not least, opposition and crossbench parliamentarians John Ross 7月 4日
Young University Rankings 2023: results announced Australia is top-performing nation for first time in five years, while the United Arab Emirates is on the rise Tiya Thomas-Alexander 7月 3日
New Zealand funding model ‘not fit for purpose’ University leaders pin hopes on forthcoming review, as funding erosion and regulatory inflexibility threaten core capability John Ross 7月 3日
Grant assessors accused of using ChatGPT to write feedback Applicants to one of Australia’s major funding streams report spotting tell-tale signs of chatbot use Tom Williams 6月 30日
Overseas students say working hours cap ‘saves us from ourselves’ But almost half of surveyed students still want to work more than the newly raised cap John Ross 6月 30日
Trans row: v-c’s email about vandalism ‘made staff feel unsafe’ Union president at transgender row university backs action against ‘bigots’, but draws the line at property destruction John Ross 6月 29日
Three hundred jobs face axe at Melbourne university Staff ‘shell-shocked’ as declining enrolments, mounting costs and investment reversal trigger call for voluntary redundancies John Ross 6月 28日
New Zealand university funding lifeline ‘welcome but not enough’ Critics say a temporary boost, in the form of money that had been earmarked for universities anyway, will not compensate for starvation rations John Ross 6月 28日
New Zealand boosts subsidies for cash-strapped universities Observers welcome ‘funding correction’, bankrolled from ‘transfer of underspends’ amid flagging enrolments, but say permanent solutions are needed John Ross 6月 27日