Atec urged to act as regions miss out on domestic student growth
Data shows surge in enrolments concentrated in metropolitan universities, as new Australian commission comes into being

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

Financial pressures changing nature of student experience as higher education increasingly viewed in transactional terms

Frances Arnold says US science is ‘paying the price’ for not explaining benefits of research funding for ‘far too long’

When student complaints were made against a high-achieving female scientist, her institution launched a one-man inquiry that found her blameworthy merely ‘for doing my job’, she writes: a ‘textbook...

In recent decades, the post has been seen as purely ceremonial. But there is precedent and justification for a more interventionist role, says Wyn Evans

Universities to be given power to set own prices after mandatory rules dropped, but sector says plans must go further

University that previously said it did ‘not wish to prevent liaisons’ introduces new rules ahead of regulatory changes

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


Widespread use of new tools has ‘blurred lines’ between academic support and misconduct, study finds

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

Group attempts to capitalise on new era of university collaboration – and show collective worth to government – but will it end up as a ‘pale imitation’ of Russell Group?

The assassination of nuclear scientists has deepened the sense that scholars have become targets of geopolitical violence, says Roohola Ramezani

Universities expand in the capital in search of new ways of attracting students

Regulator tells universities it will not discourage diversity initiatives but says they must be run in accordance with free speech duties