Academics ¡®obliged¡¯ to criticise employers, says lawyer Academic freedom statute ¡®widely misunderstood¡¯, says New Zealand barrister By John Ross 7 November
Trump election victory shows need ¡®to meet people where they are¡¯ But simplicity is hard to produce in a complex world, ߣߣÊÓƵn forum hears By John Ross 7 November
Academics¡¯ attitudes to on-campus working ¡®contradictory¡¯ University staff like their workplaces more than people in other sectors but spend less time being there, surveys find By John Ross 7 November
Tide out on ߣߣÊÓƵn university expansion as job cuts mount Latest redundancy round militates against the government¡¯s growth aspirations, observers warn By John Ross 7 November
ߣߣÊÓƵn student loan reforms likely to be retrospective Horse set to follow the cart, as critics warn of perverse consequences By John Ross 6 November
Massey withholds student union funds over ¡®governance issues¡¯ ¡®Alarming precedent¡¯, says union; ¡®interim solution¡¯ pending ¡®appropriate governance¡¯, says university By John Ross 5 November
ߣߣÊÓƵn universities redraw casual employment as law comes in Changes will ensure compliance with new legislation, according to administrators, but unions say it is about cutting costs By John Ross 5 November
Loan scheme changes show university funding ¡®is not a priority¡¯ Some A$15 billion of student debt relief will do almost ¡®nothing¡¯ to help cash-strapped ߣߣÊÓƵn institutions By John Ross 4 November
Career advancement policies ¡®used for wage theft¡¯ ߣߣÊÓƵn academics required to ¡®act up¡¯ for years before being paid for it, analysis finds By John Ross 4 November
New Zealand international education ¡®fully recovered by 2025¡¯ Universities¡¯ challenge now is keeping pace with applications, analyst says By John Ross 1 November
¡®Hippy heartland¡¯ university scraps creative arts degrees Programmes were ¡®foundational¡¯ to Northern Rivers-based Southern Cross but are no longer viable, vice-chancellor says By John Ross 31 October
Online encyclopedia is alternative model for scholarly publishing As pre-Wikipedia resource enters its 25th year, pioneers eye new applications as well as new languages By John Ross 30 October