Will China pull the plug on Australian enrolments? Educational link ‘as bad as it has ever been’, with billions of dollars at stake for universities By John Ross 11 March
Underpaying casuals ‘key to Australian university business model’ Sector leaders acknowledge ‘errors’ but deny deliberate withholding of pay By John Ross 10 March
Australia ‘can’t rely’ on ‘chance’ research translation We want commercial success but can’t build it on an empty research larder, university lobby tells Canberra By John Ross 9 March
Pandemic drives enrolment growth at some ANZ universities Recession-driven domestic surge more than compensates for loss of international students at some institutions Down Under By John Ross 9 March
Free speech and psychological well-being conflict ‘difficult’ Debates around transgender rights illustrate why intellectual freedom rules must be in place before touchy topics arise, say authors By John Ross 6 March
Policy paucity ‘ruining Australian universities’ revival efforts’ Superficial thinking in Canberra is squandering transformative opportunity for higher education, Brisbane forum hears By John Ross 4 March
Nerves fray as Australian enrolments remain uncertain As classes resume on Australian campuses, anxieties persist about the year ahead – domestically, and particularly internationally By John Ross 3 March
Study urges transparency on ‘ghost’ enrolments Students who ‘strategically’ jettison subjects early are among the least likely to complete courses, Australian research finds By John Ross 2 March
Off-the-shelf models of university free speech need local packaging The Chicago Principles are powerful partly because they are linked to institutional history and values, say Carolyn Evans and Adrienne Stone By Carolyn Evans 2 March
‘Top-down’ rules won’t solve free speech fears, legal experts say Universities must develop their own cultures of academic freedom rather than borrowing them, according to Australian authors By John Ross 1 March
Australian Liberals ‘rejected founder’s higher education ideals’ Liberal politicians glorify Robert Menzies but few share his love for universities, says former Melbourne v-c Glyn Davis By John Ross 1 March
Australia tells universities to focus on commercialising research Government encourages shift away from reliance on international student revenue, but expert questions whether this is possible By John Ross 26 February