Accord must address ‘what Australian universities are for’ Sector should use review to break free from internal preoccupation and ‘utilitarian’ 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’ imprisonment over ‘trumped up’ 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’s unfinished business By John Ross 16 November
Australia and New Zealand strike open access deal with Elsevier Region’s biggest transformative agreement ‘an important first step’ in open access ‘journey’ 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 ‘step in’ By John Ross 12 November
Australian research assessment exercise ‘has achieved purpose’ 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
Parenthood a key factor in Covid’s gender inequities Point-in-time study quantifies pandemic’s differential impacts on academics with children – particularly mothers By John Ross 9 November
Private colleges look to accord to level Australian playing field Always left holding the wrong end of the stick, independent institutions hope for a ‘reset’ from the misleadingly named universities accord By John Ross 9 November
Australian defence department ‘should bankroll university places’ Other suggestions to ease military skill shortages include funding future reservists’ studies and ‘opening up’ to international students By John Ross 8 November
Government and business ‘letting Australia down’ on research Go8 questions outsiders’ commitment to research, after advisory body raises doubts over education’s contribution to productivity By John Ross 8 November
