Future Universities: Value for Changing Societies University sectors in Australia and across the world are facing an inflection point in their future trajectories. The COVID-19 pandemic has undermined business models built on international student income, radically changed the student experience and upended norms of academic behaviour – particularly around conferences and travel. It has also exposed a range of long term fragilities and deep challenges for universities to navigate. The second instalment in the Future Insights Paper series, Future Universities: Value for Changing Societies is authored by the Director of the NSC Futures Hub , Dr. Ryan Young, and produced with input from a wide range of experts concentrated around The Australian National University.