Adelaide gazumps rivals with &matching scholarship* University offers 15 per cent discount to applicants who have already been offered support by another institution By John Ross 9 October
Australia lobbied to rejoin &Asian Erasmus* scheme Country*s vice-chancellors conceived exchange programme, only to abandon it as focus shifted to recruitment By John Ross 8 October
International students face &triple the risk* of sexual assault Fear and shame deter foreigners from reporting attacks, University of Canberra study finds By John Ross 8 October
Australia*s free speech backlash &absurd*, says chancellor Gareth Evans adds that &inherent lack of trust* prompted Australian National University to decline Western civilisation course By John Ross 4 October
Australian female student dominance &approaching tipping point* Male skew in overseas students conceals female slant among domestic recruits By John Ross 2 October
Autonomy is non-negotiable, says v-c in Western civilisation row Sydney sets ground rules for controversial Western civilisation programme before talking &tin tacks* By John Ross 30 September
QUT leaves Australian Technology Network Brisbane institution the latest to quit its representative subgrouping By John Ross 28 September
A lower graduate premium is no cause for alarm For most young Australians, a bachelor*s degree remains a wise investment, says Andrew Norton By Andrew Norton 27 September
World Academic Summit: &new metrics needed* to encourage interdisciplinary research Multidisciplinary mindset requires more diverse reward structures, says Sydney v-c By John Ross 26 September
World Academic Summit: separating teaching from research &dangerous* Humboldtian tradition at risk of unravelling in shift to use of teaching-only staff, Nobel prizewinning v-c says By John Ross 26 September
Victoria University of Wellington confirms name change Duke topples queen, as Kiwi institution opts for new identity By John Ross 24 September
Sydney &multiversity* partners pledge to put aside rivalries Four institutions hope science-focused campus will be exempted from student numbers cap By Anna McKie 24 September