Australia and New Zealand

Universities brace as hot labour market beckons locals who kept them afloat through Covid

If just one in 20 supported technologies hits paydirt, new fund will pay for itself, says STEM lobby

Swinburne says former councillor and union rep was not targeted, but he says redundancy criteria were written for him

Back-to-campus plans postponed as classes make way for crisis centres

Researchers support drive for quality over quantity but warn of unintended consequences

And research job opportunities are booming outside universities, AI-fuelled study finds

No group should have exclusive ‘authority to speak’, New Zealand forum hears

Back-to-campus plans hit snags on both sides of the Tasman

Universities say they proactively uncover underpayments, but former casual claims they only acknowledge the obvious cases

Vertical campus ‘well suited’ to small group teaching, as students navigate degrees one block at a time

Canberra’s work rights strategy influences make-up of new arrivals, as Perth changes entry rules again

‘Vast majority’ of promised research commercialisation fund falls outside spending commitments, estimates committee also hears