Lecturers struggling to combat essay mills with assessment design Types of assessment viewed as least susceptible to contract cheating are those least likely to be set by academics, Australian study finds Chris Havergal 1月 4日
Study ties depression in poorer students to social isolation Australian researchers recommend 'organic' interventions to support undergraduates from disadvantaged backgrounds John Ross 1月 4日
Better university outcomes require more than ill-conceived metrics Australia’s move to performance-based funding must be better thought through than England’s TEF, say Gwilym Croucher and Kenneth Moore Gwilym Croucher 1月 3日
Concern over timeline for Australian performance funding scheme Australian government is underestimating the challenge, analysts say John Ross 12月 31日
International students in Australia: less diverse, more converged Cash flows increasingly from south and east Asia to south-eastern cities John Ross 12月 28日
Seesaw funding leaves Australian research ‘in crisis’ Government increases funding for project grants but cuts cash for associated costs John Ross 12月 21日
Sarah Cordiner: making a difference in rural Australia The remote campus director talks about her traveller roots, winning and losing at business and the limits of the curriculum John Ross 12月 20日
Australia to introduce law against contract cheating Essay mills ‘possibly our biggest reputational risk’, advisory panel says John Ross 12月 19日
Australian government presses ahead with performance funding Expert panel given six months to design new system John Ross 12月 18日
Victoria reigns on as minister snubs Wellington name change New Zealand university ‘did not consult enough’ on new identity John Ross 12月 18日
Secrecy claims as first ‘Western civilisation’ degree announced Staff, council and senate at Wollongong ‘did not know talks were under way’ John Ross 12月 17日
More cuts to Australian research in ‘brutal’ mini-budget PhD scholarships in the sights as cutbacks more than double analysts’ expectations John Ross 12月 17日