It remains to be seen how much difference a sometimes-reduced rate of indexation is going to make. Certainly,some. But the root of the problem remains.
A request to match TAFE funding and a plan to create 20,000 more places in critical fields of study will be put to the federal government as research and development investment falls to record lows.
A fall in international student numbers is being blamed for the nation’s top-performing universities dropping down a prestigious academic league table.
Experts warn funding cuts have led to the rise of universities operating like corporations instead of public institutions. What spiky ideas can fix the sector?
The idea,raised by the country’s top bureaucrat,is part of a call to rethink how Australia can make the most of the opportunities in tertiary education.
Smaller universities have been urged to innovate as Melbourne and Monash report a combined surplus of almost $950 million.
A report into the country’s universities has found they will struggle if international students have been scared off during pandemic border closures.
A class I took in my first year of university speaks volumes about the frosty relationship between academics and right-wing politicians.
Sadly there is a simple rule of life that plagues efforts by any government to do good things.
UTS Deputy Vice-Chancellor Kate McGrath says the increase in scholarships would help “underwrite this next generation of Australian researchers”.
Sydney University and the University of Technology are looking to cut subjects and departments with low enrolments amid a challenging financial climate.