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Senator warns universities have ‘few levers’ to pull when things go badly – citing ‘havoc’ at the Australian National University under former vice-chancellor

Reconceive disagreement as an opportunity to engage rather than a problem to be solved or sidestepped, experts urge, following terrorist tragedy on iconic beach

Funding must be part of the conversation, crossbench senators warn, as final report of Australian governance inquiry published

Charging interest on loans already repaid would be illegal in other sectors, senator highlights

Epilepsy pioneer vows to target ‘negative view’ of discovery science and ‘mindset’ of expecting the outcomes in advance

First major foray abroad for one of Australia’s top-ranked universities since Singaporean venture closed after just a semester

Post-Covid recovery bypasses the groups that have most to gain from overseas learning, according to new figures

Latest joint venture between Australian and Indian providers will operate as ‘bilateral gateway’, says vice-chancellor

Charles Darwin University facility will train inmates in agricultural skills and environmental maintenance to give them the ‘best chance to avoid reoffending’

Serial reviewer and interim higher education steward to head governing body of sunshine state’s sandstone university

Reprieve for decades-old institution reflects outpouring of community concern and improvement in university’s financial position

Jobs and achievement the new mantra in a ‘refocus on what matters most’ in the tertiary system

Australia’s new higher education steward may lack the power to overhaul widely opposed system of university fees and subsidies

ANZ universities notch ‘major’ new agreements with big publishers, but negotiations with the biggest break down over price concerns

Last-minute amendments from opposition ease concerns about course cancellation and barriers to entry

Rules need tweaking to rein in high salaries that have become ‘emblematic’ of Australian universities’ social licence problems, George Williams argues

Esteemed practitioner and defender of the humanities Graeme Turner dies months after seminal treatise on the state of the academy

Australians can ‘hold two ideas at once’, appreciating the benefits of ‘controlled and selective’ collaboration with the East Asian juggernaut, survey suggests

New legislation creating Australian commission represents ‘the obliteration of the idea that universities have purposes independent of government’, critics say

Grade inflation follows the US playbook, threatening public confidence in Kiwi universities

As government finalises legislation for forthcoming commission, architect expands its to-do list

Even though minor downswing could be no more than ‘statistical noise’, governance inquisitor chides sector for ‘stunning’ lack of curiosity

Assistant minister doubles down on integrity measures, saying those who doubt the government’s determination ‘have rocks in their heads’

People climbing down the qualification ladder shows that higher education has not gone to plan, study suggests

‘Profound sustainability challenge’ forces Csiro to ‘deprioritise’ research fields to focus on key areas

Evidence level system encourages scams while making little difference to institutional obligations, critic says

Australia should focus on training required number of fluent experts and leave basic translation to AI, Asia expert says

Proposed integrity bill risks making it almost impossible for new entrants to launch, starving sector of innovation, experts warn

Swinburne’s Pollaers reportedly asked for more money while confronting governance inquiry fuelled by resentment over overpaid leaders

Innovation expert who previously held senior roles at RMIT back Down Under after four-year stint in West Midlands

New approach rewards institutions that ‘broadly’ conform to government quotas

Hands-off councils said to have contributed to ‘governance crisis’ that Australian sector ‘needed and in many respects deserved’

Government and business should pick up the tab for national priorities, says opposition leader turned university boss

Federal government must ‘take proper responsibility’ for a university sector ‘which in practice it controls’, MPs told

Allocation of 9,500 extra places will boost capacity in a system where demand can be fickle

Macquarie insists due diligence on joint institute has been ‘comprehensive’, despite partner’s links with surveillance research

Qantas and McDonald’s move into Australian higher education delivery, offering institutions employer-led pathways and potential new income streams

Most voters believe universities are unduly focused on revenue and their students shoulder an excessive share, survey finds

Teaching and learning issues dominate grievances raised with new Australian body set up primarily to tackle gender-based violence on campuses

Universities are ‘defined by who we fight for’ and can win back social licence by focusing on students, Australian vice-chancellor argues

Poor health blamed as full-time employment also down among young Australians, according to longitudinal surveys

‘Unjustified’ and ‘vague’ proposal would vest too much discretion in Australian ministers, critics say

Delegations heading to China from both sides of the Tasman face questions over continued strength of student flows

University administrators know little about the money that supports their foreign recruits, or the pressures that come with it

Current site ‘bursting at the seams’, says v-c, as Australian university plans 17-storey new campus in Kuala Lumpur’s financial district

As European nations thrash out ideas to ‘safeguard’ knowledge, Australian progress has stalled, expert warns

Institution’s provost also gains access to on-campus residence after stepping up to replace former leader who left amid funding crisis

International student demand in Australia rising in teaching, health and science and declining in business, new figures show

Tertiary harmonisation agreement in Canberra sees students guaranteed direct university entry and up to a year’s credit if they want to progress

Parliamentary probe will focus on staff and student representation on university councils

New principles that would require universities to publish executive salaries and conduct v-c performance reviews ‘should be mandatory’

‘Transformative’ change will not happen unless panel outlines ‘coherent’ vision for R&D, representative bodies warn

Homecoming of sorts for criminologist Paul Mazerolle, who faces challenge of returning institution to surplus

The needs of students and their homelands – not their hosts – should govern international education offerings, policymakers told

Alignment between study and work improving, particularly in health and education

Anglophone destinations no longer rule the roost, but experts say composition and quality should matter more than volume

Potential language reforms part of a bigger ‘social licence’ project, assistant minister tells conference

Government ‘will not back off’ from managing size and shape of onshore international enrolments, assistant minister warns

Most prospective students have at least three countries in the frame, survey finds

Universities cautiously welcome changes intended to cut down on bureaucracy, but are wary of narrowing focus