Australia’s new research direction is a road to nowhere Pushing the ARC to focus on commercialisation neglects the complex interdependency between basic and applied research, says Duncan Ivison By Duncan Ivison 7 January
New network takes aim at natural disasters and workforce needs While many governments struggle to predict workforce needs, Australia’s new tropical alliance is giving it a crack By John Ross 6 January
Melbourne fights order to reveal its landholdings Australia’s wealthiest university locks horns with one of its own academics, who says ‘the public has a right to know’ By John Ross 4 January
Covid spotlights hunger struggles for Australia’s overseas students Students collaborate to combat food shortages, as Covid widens the gap between Australia’s haves and have-nots By John Ross 29 December
Research on and with China purged as Australian grants announced Six humanities projects reportedly vetoed and China collaboration nosedives as Discovery outcomes finally see light of day By John Ross 24 December
Australian government approves delayed research grants But silence on flagship Discovery scheme leaves an estimated 3,000 applicants facing Christmas limbo By John Ross 22 December
ARC changes ‘will undermine peer review’, say academics Conscripting industry players into research assessment roles will also turn the grant application process into ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ By John Ross 22 December
Australian migration rules ‘risk international education crisis’ Policies risk inciting behaviour worse than 2000s immigration scams, expert warns By John Ross 21 December
Menstruation’s impact on university education ‘overlooked’ University students’ experiences attract some attention in developing countries but almost none in the West, study finds By John Ross 21 December
Australian opposition seeks audit on research grant delays Commonwealth auditor general asked to review grant administration for the second time in three months By John Ross 20 December
Vice-chancellors ‘should be university community’s choice’ New Australian lobby group targets transparency, collegiality and ‘reconceived governance’ By John Ross 20 December
ARC delays cap ‘worst year ever’ Thousands of researchers face Christmas crisis as grant announcements languish By John Ross 19 December
