Accord must loosen regulatory grip on university model 鈥 Davis Australian public service chief rails against scale in call for 鈥渁lternatives鈥 to huge comprehensive institutions By John Ross 24 November
Pay disparity data reveal elite clique in Australian universities For all their collegiality, pay disparity in Australian universities is 鈥榥ot out of step鈥 with big business By John Ross 23 November
鈥楴o silver bullet鈥 for cheating in online exams Australian study suggests simply reinstating on-campus tests may not have much effect By John Ross 22 November
Australia鈥檚 new access targets 鈥榥eed rigorous research鈥 Articulating numerical goals can focus efforts, commentators say, but not always in the right direction By John Ross 22 November
Accord must address 鈥榳hat Australian universities are for鈥 Sector should use review to break free from internal preoccupation and 鈥榰tilitarian鈥 focus on private domestic benefit, conference hears By John Ross 21 November
Myanmar frees jailed Australian academic Sean Turnell Economist released weeks after being sentenced to three years鈥 imprisonment over 鈥榯rumped up鈥 charges By John Ross 17 November
Australia fires starting gun on major higher education review Non-partisan panel asked to update access targets and complete Bradley review鈥檚 unfinished business By John Ross 16 November
Australia and New Zealand strike open access deal with Elsevier Region鈥檚 biggest transformative agreement 鈥榓n important first step鈥 in open access 鈥榡ourney鈥 By John Ross 15 November
Australian visa grants to Indian subcontinent students plummet Successful applications from south Asia fall off a cliff, as authorities struggle to distinguish genuine students from those with other things on their minds By John Ross 14 November
New Zealand government steers clear of university pay disputes You are part of the problem, academic union tells Labour, as government declines to 鈥榮tep in鈥 By John Ross 12 November
Australian research assessment exercise 鈥榟as achieved purpose鈥 Funding council reviewer signals intent to recommend ditching ERA, rewriting national interest test and circumscribing veto power By John Ross 11 November
Gender quota for medical research grants splits academics New Australian arrangement hailed as long overdue by many, but critics warn of unintended consequences By John Ross 10 November