Australia and New Zealand

Gareth Evans adds that ‘inherent lack of trust’ prompted Australian National University to decline Western civilisation course

Male skew in overseas students conceals female slant among domestic recruits

Sydney sets ground rules for controversial Western civilisation programme before talking ‘tin tacks’

Brisbane institution the latest to quit its representative subgrouping

For most young Australians, a bachelor’s degree remains a wise investment, says Andrew Norton

Multidisciplinary mindset requires more diverse reward structures, says Sydney v-c

Humboldtian tradition at risk of unravelling in shift to use of teaching-only staff, Nobel prizewinning v-c says

Duke topples queen, as Kiwi institution opts for new identity

Four institutions hope science-focused campus will be exempted from student numbers cap

The mooted merger of the universities of Adelaide and South Australia would cast a long shadow over the city’s other major university, says Gavin Moodie

Grattan Institute says 25- to 34-year-old university leavers have found it tougher to find jobs matching their skills

Australian research argues that re-entry programmes focusing only on returnees ‘widens inequity in internationalisation’