New global alliance to ‘raise profile’ of humanities Institutions in six continents plan fightback against creeping denigration of the social sciences By John Ross 16 October
Forgo salary rise, Australian National University begs staff Waiving pay during Covid did not prevent redundancies, union warns members By John Ross 15 October
Cultivating homegrown talent ‘better than buying superstars’ Personal touch the magic ingredient in a programme credited with keeping research hotshots on home base By John Ross 14 October
More job loss warnings over Australian international student caps Pandemic-style redundancies feared as universities count their losses By John Ross 11 October
Australian Senate committee greenlights student ombudsman bill Parliamentarians dismiss warnings about workload and academic freedom infringements By John Ross 10 October
Economic changes ‘slowing Australian students down’ Unfazed by unemployment, and resigned about home ownership, learners are taking their feet off the pedal By John Ross 10 October
Overseas student caps endorsed by Australian Senate committee With major parties backing the legislation, controversial enrolment quotas appear a done deal By John Ross 9 October
World University Rankings 2025: Australia stands on precipice Half of sector goes backwards in this year’s table, as international student caps threaten more damage By John Ross 9 October
Mixed reactions to radical Australian open access proposal Open access champions make ‘the perfect the enemy of the good’ by opposing chief scientist’s plan By John Ross 9 October
Chegg accused of breaching Australia’s anti-cheating law US-based education support site taken to court by regulator, in first test of nascent legislation By John Ross 8 October
University keeps details of record v-c payout under wraps Releasing details of Paddy Nixon’s final-year earnings of $A1.8 million would be ‘contrary to the public interest’, Canberra insists By John Ross 8 October
Sharon Pickering: 'we need mature conversations around migration' Monash vice-chancellor discusses universities' progress on preventing gender-based abuse and the 'flattening effect' on internationalisation By John Ross 7 October