Reviews

The distribution of student activity fees sits at the intersection of student life, academic priorities, and institutional finance, and few operational…

Senior business officers at Australian universities now manage a brief that extends well beyond transactional finance. Risk transfer, indemnity design, and…

Universities across Australia and similar markets absorb shocks that rarely make headlines. When a heat dome settles over Brisbane, when bushfire risk forces…

Universities across Australia carry a growing share of variable-rate exposure on their long-dated capital programs. From the University of Melbourne's recent…

The Australian higher education sector is grappling with one of the most challenging operating environments in its recent history. After the disruption of…

For senior business officers overseeing institutional infrastructure, choosing how a major building program is procured can shape the next two decades of…

A university can report a balanced annual budget and still face a serious liquidity problem when state appropriations arrive later than planned. Payroll,…

University employee tuition remission can strengthen recruitment, retention, capability building and staff engagement. Yet the headline value of waived or…

University research parks sit at the intersection of academic ambition, public accountability and commercial property. A successful lease can attract…

A university-wide travel policy must do more than reduce airfares and accommodation costs. It should help staff travel safely, book efficiently, meet grant and…