Australian teaching costs ¡®not well understood¡¯ Deloitte report suggests teaching costs have accelerated as funding stalls By John Ross 9 August
Australian leaders resist training reforms Vocational training funding freefall to continue as governments bicker By John Ross 9 August
University of Queensland to offer Western civilisation courses Agreement with controversial Ramsay Centre follows divisive internal debate By John Ross 8 August
Kowtowing to politicians is shameful and wrong If universities don¡¯t assert their expertise, demands from ministers and industry will become ever more misguided, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 8 August
Australian funding plan means subpar universities ¡®ceding autonomy¡¯ ¡®Distinctive Australian¡¯ scheme will ¡®buffer out unintended consequences¡¯, architect says By John Ross 7 August
Australian performance funding approach outlined Retention, graduate employment, student feedback and widening participation to guide distribution By John Ross 6 August
Former governor general named new Waikato chancellor New Zealand university swaps former prime minister for Sir Anand Satyanand By John Ross 6 August
Call for ¡®professional universities¡¯ to overcome skills mismatch All chiefs and no workers in Australia¡¯s over-credentialled labour force, says new thinktank By John Ross 5 August
Julie Bishop to be next Australian National University chancellor Former deputy Liberal leader to assume the reins from Gareth Evans By John Ross 1 August
Australia aims to join forces with UK in bid for EU research cash Countries can boost each other¡¯s prospects with a united appeal to colossal research funding scheme, say sector leaders By John Ross 1 August
Ronika Power: policymakers must support the humanities The biocultural archaeologist talks about the lessons to be learned from Neolithic catastrophes and the ethical responsibilities of being ¡®doctor to the dead¡¯ By John Ross 1 August
Australian universities see risk and opportunity in Indonesia Move fast and be patient, antipodean institutions told, as doors open in Indonesia By John Ross 31 July