La Trobe is first Australian university to require vaccination Melbourne university cites occupational health obligations and students鈥� desperation to return to campus By John Ross 21 September
To boost IP revenue,聽support what is already working Universities typically generate much more income from industry contracts than from spinning out companies, says Calum Drummond By Calum Drummond 21 September
Female Australian doctoral graduates 鈥榦ut-earn men鈥� Rare example of a reverse gender pay gap suggests that at least early on, female and male PhDs are on a level pay pegging By John Ross 20 September
Population shift gold mine for Australia鈥檚 regional universities Non-metropolitan campuses in the box seat as pandemic escalates exodus from the cities By John Ross 18 September
Reach out to Chinese alumni, Rudd tells Australian universities Nuclear submarine announcement elevates importance of universities鈥� soft power influence, says former PM By John Ross 17 September
Chinese facial recognition scholar 鈥榠gnored questions, went home鈥� AI expert re-emerges at top Chinese university as former employer finds Uighur study breached Australian research code By John Ross 15 September
Bite-sized courses provide sustenance in Australia Despite scepticism about the business model, short courses prove an earner for cash-starved institutions By John Ross 15 September
Australian Research Council abandons preprints ban But thousands of Australian researchers remain in limbo, with reviled rule still in force for grants under consideration By John Ross 14 September
Crunching the Covid crisis: 鈥榚verybody was in the same boat鈥� Technologically proficient teachers 鈥榮truggled just as much鈥� in pandemic-induced online stampede By John Ross 14 September
Pandemic job losses 鈥榓ccelerating鈥� in Australia Permanent rather than casual staff now being targeted, report suggests, but expert queries data underpinning the analysis By John Ross 13 September
University of Sydney underpaid staff by millions, review finds Acknowledgment comes days after apology from Melbourne By John Ross 13 September
鈥極ld farts鈥� get no favours from research鈥檚 new epsilon index Researcher rating tool 鈥榗orrects for most biases鈥� and allows comparisons across disciplines By John Ross 11 September