Jul 21, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Business & Economics
By Michael Neill FRSNZ “The Labour Party promises to make all tertiary education free by 2024, and this is an admirable goal; but unless it is accompanied by a serious re-thinking of the nature, purpose, and funding base of our universities it will only lead to...
Jul 16, 2020 | Arts & Culture
Universities are increasingly wanting to appeal to students who look to their study as a training period for future employment. However, this has put traditional liberal arts subjects like philosophy and sociology at risk. What does the future look like for liberal...
Oct 30, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Cath Ellis Contract cheating is one of the most significant problems currently facing higher education. It is a form of plagiarism where a student gets someone else – another student, a friend, a family member, someone they’ve found via social media or on an online...
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...