New Zealand funding model ‘not fit for purpose’ 51国产视频 leaders pin hopes on forthcoming review, as funding erosion and regulatory inflexibility threaten core capability By John Ross 3 July
Grant assessors accused of using ChatGPT to write feedback Applicants to one of Australia’s major funding streams report spotting tell-tale signs of chatbot use By Tom Williams 30 June
Overseas students say working hours cap ‘saves us from ourselves’ But almost half of surveyed students still want to work more than the newly raised cap By John Ross 30 June
Trans row: v-c’s email about vandalism ‘made staff feel unsafe’ Union president at transgender row university backs action against ‘bigots’, but draws the line at property destruction By John Ross 29 June
Three hundred jobs face axe at Melbourne university Staff ‘shell-shocked’ as declining enrolments, mounting costs and investment reversal trigger call for voluntary redundancies By John Ross 28 June
New Zealand university funding lifeline ‘welcome but not enough’ Critics say a temporary boost, in the form of money that had been earmarked for universities anyway, will not compensate for starvation rations By John Ross 28 June
New Zealand boosts subsidies for cash-strapped universities Observers welcome ‘funding correction’, bankrolled from ‘transfer of underspends’ amid flagging enrolments, but say permanent solutions are needed By John Ross 27 June
Government policy ‘exacerbates bush divide’ for overseas students Regional Australian university to resurrect city campus, as graduate work rights and online study limits douse interest from international learners By John Ross 26 June
Australian sector review tipped to kill off ‘fail rule’ Overhaul of rule that removes student access to government subsidies if they do not complete at least half of their subjects under ‘active consideration’ By John Ross 23 June
Appetite for master’s study stays sluggish in Australia Flat or declining enrolments across Australia spell trouble for university finances and the broader economy, observers warn By John Ross 21 June
Scrap university tuition fees, urges Melbourne vice-chancellor Eliminating fees would pay for itself through tax while boosting equity of access, Duncan Maskell insists By John Ross 20 June
Stay out of judging courses, regulator tells politicians New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission head stresses need to regulate higher and vocational education together during UK visit By John Morgan 20 June