Australia and New Zealand

Decisions ‘above my pay grade’, says Nobel laureate, as authorities quash joint research into pain relief and drug-resistant tuberculosis

University system already reliant on international students’ tuition fees now depends on visa fees as well

International students should be judged on their quality rather than their family ties, says immigration expert

Higher education still pays but the margin of advantage has ‘narrowed noticeably’, quarter of a century of Australian survey data suggests

Careful what you wish for, shadow minister warns universities, as crossbencher asks whether ‘the substance matches the slogan’

Amalgamation with struggling institute of technology would make both institutions ‘an even better proposition’, says university boss

Legislation to rejig allocation of international student places puts everything ‘under the thumb of the minister’, his opposite number warns

Australian universities most cashed up on foreign fees are not necessarily those most vulnerable to a downturn, analysis finds

Making the most of free offers deemed ‘extremely student behaviour’, as electricity usage guru chides precinct for ‘going nuts’

New reporting requirements coincide with raft of campus openings on the subcontinent

Academics must be prepared to be ‘less polite’ when mandarins serve up ideas that lack evidence, Australian educator contends

Lack of extra money and risk of more centralised control means new bill ‘does not do what it says on the cover’