TEQSA has done a good job in ensuring that the quality of the sector is maintained and Australia’s reputation is not put in danger, but it is perplexing that we keep emphasising risks and adding more bumper bars, seat belts, indicator lights, GPS systems, and airbags, to the car, when the actual problem is that several universities have run out of petrol.
Jason Clare’s TEQSA speech made his agenda for early 2026 quite clear.
Insights from Jason Clare’s TEQSA speech this week.
Details about the 26 to watch in ’26 webinar coming on 1 December.
Analysis of news articles in Australia this year compared to a decade provide a potential glimpse into the depths of public dissatisfaction with the university sector.
New ranking shows changes in interdisciplinary research.
Although most Australian universities improved their year-on-year scores in the latest QS Sustainability Rankings, the majority of universities lost ground in the index.
Although Australian universities are still highly ranked in ShanghaiRanking’s global subject index, there are indications that Australia’s research endeavours are not having the same growth (both in volume and quality) and impact it had a few years ago.
Visibility and voice are critical tools for staff at a time of change – but staff at the academic coalface are too infrequently resourced, empowered or trained to engage critical audiences effectively.
CSIRO proposes to cut 350 staff to help look after its property portfolio
Australia is very good at reviews in research and development – we’ve undertaken dozens of them. What we are less good at is implementing key elements of them to drive real innovation and increased economic complexity.
The 9,500 “extra” domestic university places for 2026 announced by Education Minister Jason Clare are unfunded and fall short of delivering real progress in enabling domestic enrolment growth, access and opportunity, Charles Sturt University Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, Professor Graham Brown has said.
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) has used the ANU imbroglio to make the case for more powers.
Handled wisely, AI could revitalise the Third Mission — the work universities do beyond teaching and research to strengthen communities, foster innovation, and sustain democratic life. Mishandled, it could accelerate the erosion of trust that already haunts the sector.
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