Figure emerges as Intergenerational Report highlights research’s role in arresting productivity plunge

University one of the few to avoid pushing an institutional line on the forthcoming Australian referendum

While the removal of opportunities for political ‘meddling’ has drawn widespread approval, research advocates want more funding

Canberra may have chosen the right time to revisit university funding, as institutional accounts suggest a widening divide between the haves and have-nots

Union blames ‘recalcitrant’ executives for walkout but university says it has bargained ‘in good faith’ and negotiations have been slow elsewhere

A domestic university ranking system could hold universities to account for all aspects of their performance, says shadow education minister

While sector welcomes changes to be rolled out ‘imminently’, subsequent reforms could prove less popular

Canberra also confirms plans to overhaul research assessment exercise and ‘take the politics out’ of grant decisions

Rampant discounting blunts income being made from steep increase in overseas students, as regulator plans action on recruitment

Reducing the number of universities in South Australia would fly in the face of the Universities Accord’s call for more differentiation, says Warren Bebbington

Institutions face stiff fines and worse for breaches in student support policies, as government courts sceptical opposition

New models beckon after ‘golden age’, sociologist predicts, as source countries seek to plug skills haemorrhage