Asylum bids flow in as serial students run out of options Many asylum applicants began their journeys as students before Australia¡¯s visas were overhauled almost a decade ago, new figures suggest By John Ross 19 February
Master¡¯s pivot ¡®problematic¡¯ for cash-strapped universities Domestic postgraduate provision looms as an alternative to out-of-favour international education, but it¡¯s a tough market with questionable returns By John Ross 18 February
Australian universities face election with nobody in their corner Never much of a vote-winner, higher education now risks the burden of being branded a vote-loser for parties seen as too soft on the sector By John Ross 17 February
Former political heavyweight promises ¡®renewal¡¯ at Canberra University latest passion project for ex-politician who specialises in ¡®institutions that are worth keeping¡¯ By John Ross 14 February
PhD visa applicants trapped in ¡®indefinite waiting period¡¯ ¡®Endless stress¡¯ confronts Iranian doctoral candidates who worked for a year just to cover the application fee By John Ross 14 February
Adopt contested definition of antisemitism, vice-chancellors told Repeat of UK debate looms, as parliamentary committee urges Australian universities to ¡®align¡¯ with IHRA definition, and opposition members say it should be mandatory By John Ross 13 February
Reliance on overseas student revenues ¡®skews Australian research¡¯ Failure to improve translation of ¡®laudable¡¯ research output will see country ¡®slide into mediocrity¡¯, reviewers warn By John Ross 12 February
Limit vice-chancellor salaries to A$430,000, senator says Private member¡¯s bill the latest slap in the face to a sector struggling for social licence as election looms By John Ross 11 February
¡®Rebirth¡¯ for New Zealand student unionism New national body takes shape, as troubled centenarian predecessor faces curtain By John Ross 10 February
Stand-in v-c denies moonlighting with restructure consultancy Fortnightly leave pass to ¡®provide leadership¡¯ to consultants helped Wollongong¡¯s interim boss ¡®stay in touch with colleagues¡¯ By John Ross 8 February
Universities ¡®capitulated¡¯ on transgender medicine, scholars say Two dozen academics join ¡®mainstream¡¯ call for a health check on youth gender treatment By John Ross 7 February
Universities ¡®can¡¯t win¡¯ on free speech in ¡®politicised¡¯ times Political pressures and legislative haziness leave institutions ¡®on a hiding to nothing¡¯ By John Ross 6 February
