Teqsa warns against attempts to game university status rules Australian regulator advises against shortcuts, such as recruiting moonlighting big hitters, as universities confront new research quality benchmarks By John Ross 1 February
Deadly flooding forces closure of Auckland university campuses Face-to-face classes suspended yet again as downpours dampen return to normality By John Ross 31 January
‘New opportunities’ for Australian universities under convention Vice-chancellors hope for overseas expansion after Unesco agreement on recognising qualifications ratified By Chris Havergal 24 January
New Zealand university ordered to rerun redundancy process Court fines Auckland University of Technology over breach of regulator’s order By Tiya Thomas-Alexander 20 January
Will Australian universities’ warm political feelings survive cold reality? A new ‘accord’ is promised, but hopes under previous Labor governments have sometimes been dashed, says Greg McCarthy By Greg McCarthy 10 January
Block teaching advocates team up after ‘explosion’ of interest Supporters hope to spread benefits of the model, for years the preserve of a few progressive institutions, worldwide By Tom Williams 9 January
Australian PhD stipend increase sets off chain reaction Living allowances become key part of the recruitment pitch, as universities battle for research students and students wrestle with inflation By John Ross 4 January
Set aside social housing for students, universities say Students, universities, investors and governments grapple for answers as Australian housing costs skyrocket and availability plummets By John Ross 2 January
New Fiji PM vows to ‘settle’ University of the South Pacific row Financially troubled University of the South Pacific was left with £29 million black hole when leadership fell out with biggest member state By John Ross 23 December
‘Questionable’ research practices proliferate under precarity Fraud and fabrication are not rarities, suggests Australian survey of early career scholars By John Ross 22 December
New Zealand signs association deal for Horizon Europe European Commission hails first association of a highly industrialised country outside of Europe By Ben Upton 21 December
Option to bypass unions in employment agreements could close Poorly understood clause in new Australian act may oblige universities to reach terms with representatives, just as they develop a taste for dealing directly with staff By John Ross 21 December
