UA Summit: Silver lining to international education crackdown If doors to opportunity close, &it can become a potent political issue very quickly* By John Ross 25 February
O*Kane named interim head of Australian tertiary commission Conference also hears that proposed streamline of ARC grant schemes will give early career researchers a &leg-up* By John Ross 25 February
Australia*s student participation targets risk being a lost cause One year on from publication of the Universities Accord, Justin Bokor says the funding needed to support equity student success is simply not there By Justin Bokor 24 February
Miscommunication &part of universities* perception problems* Universities can win a rational argument but lose an emotional war, conference hears By John Ross 24 February
Defending vice-chancellor pay a &lost cause*, says Shorten &Real issue* is whether people think universities give value, says new university leader who accepted lower salary By John Ross 24 February
Degrees &not worth financial drawback* of unpaid placements Students take years to recoup the tens of thousands of dollars they would have been paid if training was salaried, New Zealand study finds By John Ross 21 February
Regional university*s Melbourne campus pushes work-based learning City campuses have not delivered institutions an international education bonanza, but Federation hopes its new site will support a new model of cooperative education By John Ross 20 February
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