Australia and New Zealand

With tuition fees no longer an issue of contention, higher education reverts to bit-part role in forthcoming election

While universities have their work cut out for them, skills forecasting agency says more graduates is not always the answer

Observers welcome efforts to tackle visa fraud but say new compliance efforts must be ‘robust’

With deadlines rushed and then missed, even the straightforward work of Australia’s major higher education review is looking anything but

Accord panel should take note that fee changes ‘don’t change behaviour’, researcher urges

Universities must focus on the student experience, but they also must clarify what students want that experience to be

While Covid has perforated the rankings bubble of the front runners, better commercial engagement and refined research measures have boosted much of the middle tier

European nations have the highest research income levels, but Hong Kong and Australia surpass them in research productivity

While the process to replace Excellence in Research for Australia is a ‘black box’ exercise, new evaluation mechanisms hold promise

Research ecosystems need some ‘apoptosis’ as some cells emerge and others fade away, summit hears

Think twice before pushing bush campuses into national institution or shotgun marriages with research elite, says Chris Hutchison

‘The real world doesn’t come neatly compartmentalised,’ summit hears, in exploration of the ‘unique’ strengths of multidisciplinary research