New in Features this morning

Nigel Penny on how universities can establish their own unique purposes, based on what they do and where.

Plus  

There are five big assumptions in the government’s UG funding package, some have exercised policy analysts since HECS was created. Ian Marshman (Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education), asks the questions, including the big one; “can the cost of university teaching really be determined?”  here.

Michael Tomlinson suggests asking TEQSA to police enrolments is a step too far, plus the government’s plan has too many layers addressing too many dimensions.

Merlin Crossley argues the ARC and NHMRC should double fellowships for young researchers