‘Certain death’ diagnosis ‘unique opportunity to drive research’ ‘We have an obligation to try something ground-breaking,’ says oncologist confronting co-Australian of the Year’s 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 ‘worsens global inequities’ International enrolments bear no relationship whatsoever to provision gaps in students’ home countries, study finds By John Ross 18 February
‘Watch this space’ on student debt, Australian parliament told As officials ward off questions about debt relief, tax office outlines the cost of changes to ‘grossly unfair’ repayment quirk By John Ross 16 February
Downgrade looms for Australian universities’ visa risk ratings Applicants to institutions getting marked down face more processing delays By John Ross 16 February
Universities jeopardise workers’ ‘psychosocial safety’ Although conditions improved following Covid lockdowns, university staff’s mental health kept deteriorating, longitudinal research finds By John Ross 14 February
Some Australian campuses ‘earn more from locals than foreigners’ One in four institutions reaps higher average income from domestic than international students, reported data suggests By John Ross 14 February
Union and employer association clash on Australian workplace law ‘No less favourable’ provision a ‘major win’ 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 ‘reduce the net intake’ By John Ross 13 February
New Zealand universities’ financial woes ‘unprecedented’ 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’ sanctuary role By John Ross 9 February
Canberra may compromise on research reforms as opposition digs in Government signals willingness to move on fine points of Australian Research Council bill, as opposition insists on veto rights By John Ross 7 February
