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Exercise ‘triggered a lot of work that’s still got to be completed’ but succeeded in being ‘provocative’, according to country’s former chief science adviser

Country will lack the expertise to achieve next-generation priorities if funding left at mercy of undergraduate enrolments, Academy of Science analysis finds

Just being there is the best many can hope for, says disabled students’ advocate

Social licence ‘more fragile than people realise’ in a world where populism rules, science diplomat warns

Ambitious review with modest government pickup ‘was not an exercise in kicking the can down the road’

Construction on A$2bn Fishermans Bend site paused for at least five years, amid revenue concerns and systemic delays

Performance-based research fund also faces overhaul, as Wellington embraces least disruptive and costly aspects of landmark review’s proposals

Commonwealth share reaches lowest point despite aggregate increase, highlighting likely consequences of international education squeeze

New agreement, signed in the shadow of eagerly anticipated reviews, will ‘scale up research’ and generate ‘better value’

‘Intrinsic worth’ of university experience a ‘protective factor’ against poor well-being and psychological stress, survey suggests

Universities need extra funding for ‘important’ but unfancied subjects, and permission to collude without contravening competition law, says Evans

A$770m measure would be a ‘serious downpayment’ on reversal of Job-ready Graduates ‘excesses’, representative group says

With academics at ‘increasing risk’ of arbitrary detention, governments and universities must tackle cases in a ‘proactive’ way

Inflated earnings keep rising after Covid-era pay cuts, as ostensible scrutinising bodies trade responsibility

Recognition of prior learning is feasible at scale if done systematically and could generate new business for universities, experts say

Union demands ‘pause’ on ‘all job cut plans’ as management says it has achieved 60 per cent of savings target

Prescriptive policies ‘do not fit realities of demand’ and will prevent university system from accommodating growth, according to Andrew Norton

Australia shadow minister promises ‘nuance’ and a far less combative approach following ‘thumping election loss’

Upper house committee to ask ‘hard questions’ about governance, transparency and accountability

Avoid ‘faux’ competition and do not deny reality, analysts warn, as UK-style funding crunch looms

Amid claims outcomes of long-anticipated talkfest have been orchestrated in advance, expert says precursor events promise ‘substance’

Latest tweaks to international education rules accentuate gap between treatment of public universities and increasingly desperate private colleges

With a nod to community needs, and a nod to the political winds, Canberra puts accessibility before ‘institutional ego’

‘Nothing seems to be safe,’ union says, as UTS insists there will be ‘no permanent decisions’ before consultation

Under-fire national university says union has never flagged ‘any systemic issues of underpayments’ as it faces fresh allegations of governance failures

Chancellor insists she acted with ‘respect, courtesy and civility’, amid claims of intimidation and bullying 

Melbourne book explores slow conversion from institution that ‘excluded and dehumanised’ Aborigines into one that ‘accelerated their inclusion and success’

Australian race commissioner criticises proposal to withhold university funding, as watchdog begins ‘landmark’ survey of racism

A$100m contribution ‘a gift to last a lifetime’ and ‘a weight off my mind’, says businessman Ted Powell

As tertiary education representatives gather for the round table before the round table, university voices remain mostly absent from the main show

Risk-averse mindset, fervour for meetings and ‘time sink’ labour-saving ploys leave everybody overburdened, finds Melbourne study

Submissions to Australian Strategic Examination insist A$11 billion scheme is ‘not as effective as it could be’

‘Share the excitement’, sceptics told, amid conflicting claims over rationale for graduate-entry programme

Educators hail ‘stability and certainty’, as government stresses ‘sustainable growth’ mantra

Annual report reveals A$90m surplus but university insists ‘structural and operating deficit’ makes belt-tightening necessary

Vocational and English language colleges have incurred the brunt of Australia’s international education crackdown, latest figures show

Economic reform begins with injecting order into the hotchpotch of research programmes, and enticing more locals into higher study, according to Australian body

Amalgamation of Perth institutions up for discussion again, two years after review went nowhere

Simpler ‘publish-as-a-service’ agreements in the frame as sector eyes ‘pivotal year’ for removal of research paywalls

International students ‘contribute more to demand than supply’ despite working far more hours than they used to, Reserve Bank analysis finds

Female-only recruitment ‘part of the solution’ for male-dominated profession facing workforce ‘crisis’

Companies should ‘come to the party’ in bankrolling research effort that relies too heavily on foreign students

Being odd one out from a celebrated merger makes it ‘easier to differentiate’, while conferring the ‘mantle of seniority’, says vice-chancellor

User-pays immigration overhaul could undermine international education recovery, universities warn

Union says Monash should now ‘pay staff what they’re owed’ as judge resolves ‘ambiguity’ over ‘contemporaneous’ meetings

Australian National University’s 60-year-old school to become a ‘programme’, as performance, composition and theory give way to ‘music and well-being’

Suspensions and expulsions are signs of ‘institutional failure’ to appreciate students’ ‘challenging life circumstances’, Australia’s new welfare arbiter says

Getting the student profile right is a tricky business, university admits, after international student numbers rise high above 40 per cent target

JRG and international education top vice-chancellor’s to-do list, as Atec originators riff on ‘harmonisation’

Market logic has converted universities from publicly oriented educators of citizens to workforce training institutions serving economic interests, says Graeme Turner

Mindset ‘shift’ required as ‘threat landscape’ evolves from IP theft, expert says

Data shows surge in enrolments concentrated in metropolitan universities, as new Australian commission comes into being

Cash-strapped university tightens executive pay as it hopes to return to ‘break-even’ position in 2025

Eligibility rule workaround ensures students living hand to mouth will not miss out, but ‘overly complex’ Australian scheme still branded ‘underwhelming’

Excess work hours ‘consistently’ correlate with ‘moderate to severe’ anxiety and depression, Australian survey finds

Reminding students they could save money by withdrawing early makes no difference, Australian study finds

Annual reports paint 2024 as a year of reprieve, but expiry of teaching subsidy enhancement ‘will make things tighter’

Government set to resurrect integrity measures, as predatory institutions profit from their competitors’ ‘blood, sweat and tears’

Foreign student numbers rebound despite fee increases as other anglophone countries impose immigration restrictions

Self-funded sector swells as government offers institutions more flexibility to recruit internationally