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With data potentially stolen from 200 million users at 9,000 institutions worldwide, staff and students told to be alert for more sophisticated attempts to steal data

Strategy statement seen as another step towards harmonisation with VET, as Atec marks the ground for compact negotiations

Postgraduate business degree with no undergraduate admission requirements ‘could be transformational’ in an ageing world, says dean

Better understanding of state-sanctioned hostage-taking seen as being in academics’ personal as well as professional interests, amid increased targeting of researchers

Compromise move allows university to press ahead with search for Bishop’s replacement by giving Teqsa unprecedented role

Universities urged to play greater role in teaching people how to create their own work, as countries become more sceptical of higher education

Focus on forming manageable consortia of five to 10 institutions instead of ‘sleeping’ agreements that elicit no action, university leaders say

Pioneer women university presidents must pave the way by becoming ‘sponsors’ of their successors

Legal scholar, alumna and current Griffith leader returns as university’s second female chief

University leaders often forget to ask the most important questions when setting up offshore, summit hears

Internationalisation is creating new linguistic challenges for universities, as the imperative to attract foreign students clashes with policies to retain them after they graduate

Launching pad for mainstream media careers appears headed off the spools amid desperate search for new funder

Proposal for riverside Hobart campus to proceed in pared-back form after sell-off of existing base agreed

ANU’s ‘academic performance remains strong’, university insists, amid call for governing body spill over overstated financial crisis

Former head of music school says decision not to revisit his complaints shows system ‘worse than useless’

While decline in insecure employment precedes anti-casualisation law, swelling workforces at most institutions contradict claims of ‘tight cost control’

Contract approved weeks after new leader promised to use in-house expertise and keep consultancy spending to a minimum

Australian government declines to follow parliamentary recommendation that rural institutions’ city outposts be investigated

Higher education not the only sector facing a crisis of faith, with lack of confidence most pronounced among non-graduates

Institution spread across 12 island nations steps up support, as Persian Gulf shockwaves reach Polynesia

Representative body for country’s eight institutions loses staff and has functions scaled back with policy work being taken on by in-house teams

‘Focused interim action’ required on a sector that politicians say is ‘sacrificing fundamental social benefits in the pursuit of corporate outcomes’

Notwithstanding other ‘unfinished business’ in international education, government maintains focus on integrity and numbers

Unprecedented refusal rates raise fresh doubts over risk rating methodology as officials get tough on ‘non-genuine’ students

Agricultural and environmental research lose out, as scientists criticise ‘dangerous confusion’ of government’s switch to ‘smarter investment’

Employment increasingly elusive for foreigners blindsided by Australia’s steep cost of living

Face-to-face learners said to be more collaborative workers than online-only peers, survey suggests

Auckland survey finds 45 per cent of respondents are ‘food insecure’, while Otago study traces ‘persistent’ reliance on food banks

Average pay differential widening between organisations that try to address it and those with a more hands-off approach, report suggests

Upper house amendments give Atec more independence and a research advisory role, but no power to intervene on student fees

Increased federal funding and student demand fuel a boost to most institutions’ bottom lines in Sunshine State

Australian parliament urged not to pass independent senator’s legislation because Remuneration Tribunal is already addressing pay of university leaders

But integrity problems will never be resolved unless authorities enforce the current rules, report finds

US homework help giant fined A$500K in first for Australian anti-cheating laws

Institutions face tough choices, as Tertiary Education Commission warns of ‘challenging fiscal environment’

Canberra v-c insists he is not picking a fight with new campaign that pokes fun at more illustrious institutions

‘We are all in this together’, science minister insists, amid questions over his ‘trust me’ approach

New initiative to inject scientific expertise into boardrooms complements decades-old programme to matchmake researchers and politicians

Associating before 2027 would put country in the ‘box seat’ to access and influence massive research scheme’s next iteration

Government strategy to prioritise value over volume appears to be working as commencements and enrolments trend down

Broad support for Serd proposals to reorganise A$4.6bn tax break scheme as current iteration struggles to ignite business investment

Headline enrolment growth masks weaknesses in educational exchange and country’s standing as a TNE player

Secrecy rules tacked on to complaints processes leave students ‘disempowered’ and unable to access social or professional help, ombudsman finds

Government urged to accept proposed reforms after panel recommends measures to protect work across broad range of disciplines

Increase in PhD stipends, efforts to estimate true cost of research and reforms to key grant schemes included in long-awaited recommendations from review panel

More money, control over workloads and protection from AI obliteration also feature in union branch’s log of claims

Treasury reaps the rewards from high contribution rates which appear to be pushing disadvantaged students away from university, analysis finds

‘We know best’ mindset perpetuates Indigenous Australians’ isolation from higher education and wealth, report argues

Business leaders might scoff but they benefit most from an educated populace, according to former opposition leader turned vice-chancellor

While soaring fees are blamed for turning people off university, programmes to forgive fees lure few graduates to the bush

France’s 75 public universities are all running a deficit this year, as researchers warn budget cuts put science at risk 

Technical document, which cast doubt on methodology used in influential study, hit with legal take-down notice from Australian Human Rights Commission

Gender pay gaps worse at Australian universities than other educational institutions, as women dominate senior roles in administration but not academia

Shock decision will put off more students, say critics, with visa grant rates already plummeting

Under-fire Charles Darwin University decides to concentrate on core business after resignation of vice-chancellor

Horse-trading looms, as opposition senators reject legislation outright and crossbenchers demand changes

Requirements around racism, disability and transparency among new proposed benchmarks for retaining registration

Minister outlines vision of value over volume, amid debate over imperatives to ‘make a buck’

Quid pro quo recognition of prior learning seen as a ‘game-changing opportunity’ for Australian students and universities

Leeser promises ‘consultation’ on international education while pruning the ‘thicket of regulation’ in speech to Universities Australia conference