Labor credits student debt relief plan for thumping election win
Australia re-elects governing party after it promises to rein in costs of graduate repayments, with foreign students greeting ‘least worst outcome’
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Education policy costings ‘fanciful’ as polls open Down Under
Neither party has offered realistic estimates of fee increase windfalls or implications of loan scheme proposals, critics say
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US academic convicted over China ties joins Tsinghua University
Leading Chinese institution hires former Harvard professor prosecuted over concealed payments
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University of York plans ‘research-focused’ Mumbai campus
Russell group institution aims to become first British university with presence in India’s second city
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Cardiff strikes called off as compulsory redundancies ruled out
University agrees to reset in relations with campus unions as part of agreement that has also seen marking boycott cancelled
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Sudden visa changes would cause financial crisis, MAC chair warns
Universities must be better at selling benefits of post-study work rights to wider country, says Brian Bell
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Australian opposition would raise foreign students’ working hours
Proposed 60-hour limit another ‘cynical ploy’ to use students to balance the books, representative group says
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Researchers driven out by ‘toxic’ academic Gollums – study
‘Strategic obstruction’ by over-possessive researchers is ‘pervasive’ in some disciplines, forcing many scientists to exit sector, paper claims
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International demand for Australian degrees rebounds
Australia deemed the least-worst option, following sorrier changes elsewhere, but onshore demand dominates
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Beware ‘naive’ switch to ‘utopian’ diamond journals, warns editor
Champions of the free and unpaywalled model overlook the vast amount of unpaid academic labour that underpins such titles, says departing editor
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Too much talk about our PhD scars does current students a disservice
Better to remind candidates that a doctorate is an opportunity to find and articulate their own thoughts on what they care about most, says Les Back
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St Andrews rector wins appeal following court dismissal over Gaza
Stella Maris was removed from position on St Andrews governing body after accusing Israel of genocide
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V-cs mull ‘multi-university trust’ mergers to save costs
Merger model common in other parts of education sector increasingly appealing to universities keen to retain some autonomy