Australia flags migration lure for overseas science students Minister’s suggestion, which has a troubled history, among several medium-term ideas to revive international education By John Ross 31 March
Australian language colleges and education agencies ‘collapsing’ More pain in store for Australian universities, as bankruptcy beckons the colleges and agencies that scaffold their international operations By John Ross 30 March
Australian cabinet reshuffle sparks dismay among researchers Science minister’s replacement could curb momentum on women’s progress in STEM, critics fear By John Ross 30 March
Australian campuses bid to save autonomy from Canberra meddling Universities face ban on deals with foreign partners that lack ‘institutional autonomy’, as they wrestle with similar demons By John Ross 29 March
Australia ‘has passed peak rankings’ Australian universities’ standing in global league tables may have plateaued By John Ross 28 March
Political hurdles for more Australian research grants Research projects examining humanitarian crises and school inequality the latest to come under a cloud By John Ross 25 March
Higher education makes women happier after all: study Vietnamese analysis of Australian survey data affirms findings about education’s impacts on subjective well-being, but ‘does not settle the argument’ By John Ross 24 March
Australia’s rural medical degrees seek to end exodus to cities Requirement for trainee doctors to undertake training in the bush has not been enough to keep them there after graduation By John Ross 23 March
Australian universities ‘still in dark’ over grant vetoes Internal vetting found nothing wrong with rejected research projects, vice-chancellors tell parliament’s security committee By John Ross 19 March
Government ‘vagueness’ thwarting universities’ security efforts ‘Ambiguous’ regulations and lack of clarity around national security concerns are keeping universities in the dark, Australian inquiry hears By John Ross 19 March
Remote learning hits Australian student satisfaction Lift your game, minister tells Covid-struck universities, as students mark institutions down on engagement By John Ross 18 March
Australian international education ‘has failed soft power test’ Chinese students becoming more supportive of authoritarian government during time in liberal democracy By John Ross 17 March