Australian student loan reforms likely to be retrospective Horse set to follow the cart, as critics warn of perverse consequences By John Ross 6 November
Massey withholds student union funds over 鈥榞overnance issues鈥 鈥楢larming precedent鈥, says union; 鈥榠nterim solution鈥 pending 鈥榓ppropriate governance鈥, says university By John Ross 5 November
Australian universities redraw casual employment as law comes in Changes will ensure compliance with new legislation, according to administrators, but unions say it is about cutting costs By John Ross 5 November
Loan scheme changes show university funding 鈥榠s not a priority鈥 Some A$15 billion of student debt relief will do almost 鈥榥othing鈥 to help cash-strapped Australian institutions By John Ross 4 November
Career advancement policies 鈥榰sed for wage theft鈥 Australian academics required to 鈥榓ct up鈥 for years before being paid for it, analysis finds By John Ross 4 November
New Zealand international education 鈥榝ully recovered by 2025鈥 Universities鈥 challenge now is keeping pace with applications, analyst says By John Ross 1 November
鈥楬ippy heartland鈥 university scraps creative arts degrees Programmes were 鈥榝oundational鈥 to Northern Rivers-based Southern Cross but are no longer viable, vice-chancellor says By John Ross 31 October
Disabled students are badly served by furore over 鈥榰nfair鈥 accommodations Misleading claims that some undergraduates are unjustly receiving extra help obscure how many universities are actually failing to provide sufficient support to disabled students, says Chris Pepin-Neff By Chris Pepin-Neff 30 October
Online encyclopedia is alternative model for scholarly publishing As pre-Wikipedia resource enters its 25th year, pioneers eye new applications as well as new languages By John Ross 30 October
Australian vice-chancellor quits amid redundancy plans University leaders under 鈥榚xtraordinary pressure鈥 amid funding crisis, says departing University of Southern Queensland chief By John Ross 29 October
鈥楥ovid-scale鈥 job cuts engulf Australian universities 鈥淲orkforce change鈥 processes under way at seven institutions likely to claim well over 1,200 jobs, with more campuses expected to follow suit By John Ross 28 October
Australian segmentation study unpacks uniphobia Some resisters mistrust tertiary education but others just do not see the need By John Ross 27 October