Sep 3, 2019 | Business & Economics, Referee
By Eloise Young Over the past few decades, Auckland University has been monitoring their carbon emissions and rates of sustainability to reduce the environmental impact of both the university and New Zealand. Has it been working? Over the past few decades Auckland...
Sep 3, 2019 | Politics & Society
By Tara McAllister & Sereana Naepi The number of Māori and Pasifika students attending New Zealand universities has been increasing steadily, but for many of these students, they will not be taught by Māori or Pasifika throughout their degree. The number of Māori...
Apr 11, 2019 | Politics & Society
There is a sense that we are living in extraordinary times, amidst a groundswell of populism. First came Brexit (and the ongoing confusion), followed almost immediately by Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States. In Europe there is little room for...
Oct 30, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Cath Ellis Contract cheating is one of the most significant problems currently facing higher education. Cath Ellis investigates how universities can combat it. Contract cheating is one of the most significant problems currently facing higher education. It is a form...
Dec 20, 2017 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
What does the future hold for universities, and why does this matter for the rest of society? Cris Shore, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Auckland, is co-editor (with Susan Wright) of a new book entitled Death of the Public University? Uncertain Futures...
Dec 18, 2017 | Business & Economics
By Mark C. Wilson University research is generally funded from the public purse. The results, however, are published in peer-reviewed academic journals, many of which charge subscription fees, as Mark Wilson explains. I had to use freedom of information laws to...
Jun 15, 2017 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
Changes in the political economy of higher education, including cuts in public spending, rising student fees, the privileging of STEM subjects over the arts and humanities, and the proliferation of new regimes of audit and accountability, pose challenges for the...