Australian universities climb in Times Higher Education world rankings

Australia's universities have improved their performance in the world rankings, with 22 universities in the top 400 after a year of heated debate about fee deregulation. But the Turnbull government has been warned Australia will fall behind other nations unless it increases funding for university research to match competitors in Asia, Europe and the United States. The University of Melbourne was Australia's top performer in the Times Higher Education world university rankings at number 33 – the same position as last year. The Australian National...