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New models beckon after ‘golden age’, sociologist predicts, as source countries seek to plug skills haemorrhage

Trip Down Under seen as a positive sign for international education on both sides of the Tasman

Independent regulator would overcome entrenched conflicts of interest and remove ‘barriers’ for whistleblowers, according to former corruption commissioner

Once bit players in Australia’s clinical trial landscape, universities are now easily the most prominent sponsors

Gender gap reflects workforce patterns, not success rate bias, as women gradually boost their share of the spoils in an increasingly competitive ‘game’

Skew towards ‘amorphous’ professional roles in universities reflects ‘homogenisation’ of the workforce, report suggests

Research funding needs attention in higher education review, representative body warns, as survey reveals upbeat Antipodean attitude to science

Doctoral candidates at their wits’ end as visa processing stalls again

Australian survey points to high degree of financial self-reliance among incoming students, along with amorphous fears about the future

Self-regulation is ‘failing’, Australian critics claim, citing sexual assault statistics mirroring those in wider society

While Australian government earns gratitude for quick implementation of ‘priority’ reforms, expert warns of ‘bureaucracy’ burden

Revenue from Singapore venture crucial to ongoing sustainability, says Massey vice-chancellor

As a small fish in a very big pond, New Zealand can ill afford to turn its back on its giant neighbours, academics warn

Report into ‘grotesque’ abuses of Australian international education emerges when visa processing system is already straining at the seams

Disparaged policies could take root as Australia’s once-in-a-generation higher education review dawdles, critics warn

Landmark report has generated applause but could deny vice-chancellors a free hand

Light-touch treatment of one of universities’ fundamental roles leaves too many questions hanging, observers worry

While Treasury’s effort to look beyond economics boasts just a handful of education metrics, O’Kane panel has been asked to change that

Needs-based student funding and second national university also among accord panel’s ‘spiky ideas’, aimed at improving equitable access

Canberra agrees to funding guarantee, governance reform, ditching of ‘fail rule’ and uncapped funding for all indigenous students, as it mulls ‘wider change’

Anglocentric norms are a blind spot in the effort to diversify the research workforce, global survey suggests

‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it,’ minister says, ahead of review report promising other ‘immediate’ recommendations

National interest not served by ‘overstating the threats’ or cultivating a ‘climate of uncertainty’, report says

Assessment rationales have not kept pace with AI translation and writing support tools, conference hears

While South Australian vice-chancellors see few downsides from an amalgamation, their western counterparts take a different view

In a busy decade following two decades of inaction, the ranks of institutions bearing the ‘university’ title has expanded at almost one a year

‘Vanity project’ to meet domestic health workforce needs would be ‘more socially accountable’, proponent says

Education faculties say they are already delivering the ‘core content’ now mandated in their degrees

‘Psychosocial harm’ clauses in workplace safety laws elevate administrators’ mental health obligations, expert warns

‘Morally supportive’ but implicitly dismissive, universities exacerbate students’ struggles with their ‘child-free’ ethos

Analysts are enthusiastic about microcredentials but unsure about their suitability in universities

Western Sydney University joins Victorian and Queensland institutions in seeking presence in the world’s third biggest democracy

Students’ sometimes unexpected use of AI, from generating emails to translating their original work, is encouraging a ‘rethink’ by academics

While the two governing councils have agreed to a combined university, many still need convincing – not least, opposition and crossbench parliamentarians

But almost half of surveyed students still want to work more than the newly raised cap

Union president at transgender row university backs action against ‘bigots’, but draws the line at property destruction

Staff ‘shell-shocked’ as declining enrolments, mounting costs and investment reversal trigger call for voluntary redundancies

Critics say a temporary boost, in the form of money that had been earmarked for universities anyway, will not compensate for starvation rations

While college press has a special place in the nation’s psyche, a legal ‘loophole’ leaves it exposed

Observers welcome ‘funding correction’, bankrolled from ‘transfer of underspends’ amid flagging enrolments, but say permanent solutions are needed

Overhaul of rule that removes student access to government subsidies if they do not complete at least half of their subjects under ‘active consideration’

Journals’ predilection for data availability statements makes little difference to readers’ chances of getting their hands on the data

Pollster acknowledges limitations of survey but says findings show need for government, regulator and institutions to take the issue seriously

‘Staff have been doing more with less, while money is thrown at a political consultant,’ union fumes

Tough job market forces authorities to introduce measures aimed at simplifying graduates’ entry into the workplace

Unions and management should strike ‘grand bargain’ to resolve issue that ‘casts a shadow’ over the sector, says outgoing leader

Revenue and visa applications reach record levels, but have not yet translated into record student numbers

Australian government advised to ban agents from taking commission for recruiting foreign students already in country and to ‘link’ visas to institutions

As more universities lay out plans to reduce emissions, the calculations can be almost as tough as the targets

‘Lottery’ for mandated replication studies would encourage ‘greater care’ over ‘datasets’, Australian researchers argue

University ‘reviewing’ fair work umpire’s decision to reject clarification that ‘contemporaneous consultation’ means ‘within a week’

Head of Melbourne University leads plaudits as rival chief accepts elevation

Don’t put scientists in a ‘boxing ring’, Australia urged, as bereaved mother walks free from 20-year incarceration

Notwithstanding their financial reliance on foreigners, universities down under must consider the ‘value proposition’ for the students

Western donors can best help South Pacific students by helping them stay put, Brisbane forum hears

Mandatory unpaid work experience that forms part of nursing and teaching degrees in Australia plunges students into ‘placement poverty’, Queensland forum hears

‘Utopian’ approach needed that allows universities to judge for themselves what changes would have most impact, THE event hears

Enrolment declines and surging costs also take a toll on operating margins for universities in Australia’s most populous state

Issue was not a problem before inflation started sky-rocketing but has now led to calls for system to be overhauled

The proportion of students who want their universities to ramp up networking opportunities has quintupled, Australasian survey finds