The University of Sydney has halted spending and warned of potential job losses as it grapples with a $200 million financial hit due to coronavirus. USYD will cease expenditure on non-essential projects, ban unneeded travel and also freeze recruitment, The ...

Though the government's university funding freeze attracted sector-wide scorn, at least it relieved universities from having to relentlessly justify graduating increasing numbers of students amidst a tepid job market.  But what if, demand-driven byproducts aside, the teaching element of universities remains ...