Regional universities can hold their own, deputy v-c insists

Needs-based student funding and second national university also among accord panel’s ‘spiky ideas’, aimed at improving equitable access

19 July

While few dispute the need to increase the quantum, opinions differ over how to share the spoils

12 April

Tough new demands requiring institutions to produce world-class research could put some universities’ titles under threat. But is that a good thing?

21 February

Australian regulator advises against shortcuts, such as recruiting moonlighting big hitters, as universities confront new research quality benchmarks

1 February

Think twice before pushing bush campuses into national institution or shotgun marriages with research elite, says Chris Hutchison