New Zealand 鈥榯inkering鈥 with research assessment exercise Academics bemoan softly-softly reforms to 鈥榝undamentally broken system鈥 By John Ross 2 July
Pandemic 鈥榖rought international and local students together鈥 Research uncovers tipping point in distant relations between overseas and local learners By John Ross 1 July
New university and university colleges for Australia Normally static sector鈥檚 landscape sees uncharacteristically rapid change as new standards take effect By John Ross 1 July
Murdoch councillor quits amid spending questions Eminent judge鈥檚 departure follows Australian university鈥檚 decision to fund new campus development while discarding staff By John Ross 1 July
China insights will help new UNSW boss, says chancellor Incoming Australian vice-chancellor no stranger to foreign revenue challenges because he deals with same issues in current job By John Ross 30 June
Self-censorship on China 鈥榠ncreasingly normalised鈥 Australian report warns that students and academics alike are learning to stay silent By John Ross 29 June
Attila Brungs moves across Sydney to join UNSW as v-c Alumnus and established academic to take the helm at highly ranked university By John Ross 29 June
Covid forces campus closures across Australia Restrictions reimposed as isolated infections trigger domino effect By John Ross 28 June
Border closures 鈥榮aved universities more than they cost them鈥 Australian state鈥檚 audit reveals that the early financial benefits of Covid can outweigh the losses By John Ross 27 June
Adelaide to establish 鈥榠ntegrity unit鈥 following sex scandal Australian consultants鈥 report reveals shortcomings in treatment of people who experience or witness sexual harassment or assault By John Ross 24 June
鈥楲ame鈥 celebrity academics feed 鈥榩sychopathic careerism鈥 Something distinctly unhealthy about environment where a few celebrity scholars are surrounded by 鈥榳annabes鈥 and embittered failures, claims new book By Matthew Reisz 24 June
Gag clauses 鈥榖ecoming the norm鈥 in Australian redundancies Covid redundancy terms include non-disclosure and non-disparagement obligations, as corporate HR culture captures universities By John Ross 23 June