Research jobs growth 鈥榞oing gangbusters鈥 鈥 but not in universities Australian study finds good prospects for research degree graduates, so long as they look beyond academia By John Ross 22 February
鈥楥ertain death鈥 diagnosis 鈥榰nique opportunity to drive research鈥 鈥榃e have an obligation to try something ground-breaking,鈥 says oncologist confronting co-Australian of the Year鈥檚 brain cancer By John Ross 20 February
New Zealand scraps research reforms and infrastructure funding Uncertainty gives way to despair as new government pulls the plug on Science City and turns its back on reform process By John Ross 19 February
Australian international education 鈥榳orsens global inequities鈥 International enrolments bear no relationship whatsoever to provision gaps in students鈥 home countries, study finds By John Ross 18 February
鈥榃atch this space鈥 on student debt, Australian parliament told As officials ward off questions about debt relief, tax office outlines the cost of changes to 鈥榞rossly unfair鈥 repayment quirk By John Ross 16 February
Downgrade looms for Australian universities鈥 visa risk ratings Applicants to institutions getting marked down face more processing delays By John Ross 16 February
Some Australian campuses 鈥榚arn more from locals than foreigners鈥 One in four institutions reaps higher average income from domestic than international students, reported data suggests By John Ross 14 February
Universities jeopardise workers鈥 鈥榩sychosocial safety鈥 Although conditions improved following Covid lockdowns, university staff鈥檚 mental health kept deteriorating, longitudinal research finds By John Ross 14 February
Union and employer association clash on Australian workplace law 鈥楴o less favourable鈥 provision a 鈥榤ajor win鈥 for university staff or a handbrake on their salaries, depending on perspective By John Ross 13 February
Australian universities cancel enrolments as visa rejections leap Students out of pocket as universities second-guess government policies designed to 鈥榬educe the net intake鈥 By John Ross 13 February
New Zealand universities鈥 financial woes 鈥榰nprecedented鈥 Sub-inflation funding, Covid, domestic lack of interest and spiralling costs have pushed entire sector into deficit, minister told By John Ross 9 February
University land provides high-ground housing for flood-hit locals Land handover entrenches Southern Cross鈥 sanctuary role By John Ross 9 February