Australia and New Zealand

Court case raises conflict between academic freedom and universities’ duty of care, says barrister

Top-ranked institutions’ contribution to equity should go further than ‘picking the top 10 students from every school’, experts say

Auckland failed to give public commentary the level of occupational protection that would be mandatory in the laboratory, says colleague of Siouxsie Wiles

‘Core recruitment practices’ without quotas reduced gender parity timeline from 60 years to five

Higher study can mean little to one’s pay packet and can in some cases reduce it, says research that raises questions about Universities Accord’s expansionary vision

As country proposes tough new sanctions for sharing regulated technologies, except with the UK and US, sceptic asks whether nuclear submarine pact is worth the trouble

Linguistic fluency ‘seldom achieved’ and peripheral to ‘the jobs of today and the future’, Australian university claims

Recruitment of domestic school-leavers is stagnant amid concerns over rising graduate debt levels and weak employment outcomes. With ministers keen to turbocharge enrolment to upskill the nation, John Ross examines how higher education institutions can win back a disaffected generation

Australian study highlights gap between ‘statistically significant’ and ‘meaningful’

Brain researcher’s clash with University of Sydney administration follows exit from Imperial in earlier whistleblower row

Late researcher’s reform narrative chimes with Australian accord considerations

Unless vocational and higher education systems are better aligned, Australians will struggle to met the challenges of the future, say five researchers