Australian debt forgiveness schemes progress despite concerns Doubts over effectiveness fail to douse enthusiasm from duelling governments and businesses By John Ross 24 May
Rural campuses eye building boom as housing shortages bite Australian universities outside cities say building more accommodation will help students and local communities By John Ross 23 May
New Zealand subsidy hike ‘a good first step’ While national budget includes big increase to tertiary education funding rates, it still falls short of inflation By John Ross 19 May
ARC audit finds ‘no issues’ in handling of foreign interference Australian Research Council promises more work on national security after internal review By John Ross 18 May
Australian quality agency contacts v-cs on Chegg ‘concerns’ Students may be using homework help service to gain ‘solutions to assessment tasks’, Teqsa worries By John Ross 18 May
‘Nuclear’ options needed to stamp out student work scams ‘Border integrity’ focus has blinded authorities to dodgy onshore practices in international education, Australian parliamentarians say By John Ross 17 May
Feminist scholar claims Melbourne dean ‘fuelled boycott campaign’ Posters calling philosopher a ‘fascist’ appear on campus after she backed event branded ‘dehumanising’ by her boss By John Ross 16 May
Bleak budget beckons for universities in New Zealand While new prime minister has nominated science and skills as budget priorities, sector fears any investment will fall short of inflation By John Ross 15 May
Academics, meet your new research partners: tourists With cash, equipment and time on their hands, holidaymakers can add scale to citizen science projects, review finds By John Ross 13 May
Sydney notches big surplus in a sea of red Healthy result provides ‘financial sustainability’ in a ‘volatile higher education sector’, vice-chancellor says By John Ross 11 May
Research institutions ‘pay lip service’ to integrity rule ‘Census’ of research integrity advisors finds that their role is unknown to many, sometimes including themselves By John Ross 11 May
Australian migration plans ‘threaten international education rebound’ Government crackdown on student ‘poaching’ could curb legitimate university activities and hit enrolments, experts warn By John Ross 10 May