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Stephen Parker

November 2023

Students on campus at Sydney University.

Why it’s time to move on from global uni rankings

With The Australian Financial Review’s Best Universities Ranking, we can see more clearly the relative strengths of our institutions on dimensions that matter.

June 2021

Most universities - maybe even Harvard - will need to transform through technology, generate efficiencies and reach scale.

Why it’s ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ for unis to cover costs

Universities around the world are in trouble and have a more insidious chronic ailment to deal with, often known as Baumol’s cost disease.

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May 2020

Over 30,000 Chinese students have returned to Australia since the restrictions were introduced.  But foreign student numbers are expected to decline in future.

It’s time to look beyond the golden age of universities

The higher education sector has undergone remarkably little structural reform in the past 30 years, meaning a commission of inquiry is long overdue.

Original URL: https://www.afr.com/by/stephen-parker-p4yvwh