Australia pioneers 鈥榮tacking鈥� of microcredentials into degrees Comparison websites on the way as admissions centres reinvent their services amid emerging needs and demographic change By John Ross 2 August
Peter Bellwood: the uneasy harmony between mankind and nature While humanity鈥檚 coexistence with nature is not always harmonious, Cosmos Prize winner says it can be hard to pick the aggressor By John Ross 30 July
Using AI in university admissions 鈥榗ould reverse equity progress鈥� Departing Australian human rights commissioner expects v-cs to be among the students of his new AI ethics initiative By John Ross 29 July
New Zealand seeks all gain, no pain in 鈥榟igh value鈥� overseas pivot Discussion document seeks feedback on vision of international education Utopia By John Ross 28 July
Alec Cameron swaps Aston for RMIT Australian academic administrator and former engineering executive returns amid policy focus on commercialising research By John Ross 27 July
Defence research 鈥榓ntidote鈥� to Covid鈥檚 lost billions: thinktank Formalised defence R&D ties could recoup one-quarter of the research funds lost from Australia鈥檚 ailing international education industry By John Ross 26 July
Former science dean 鈥榝aked threats to gain sympathy鈥� Sydney academic orchestrated campaign after striking resistance to course closure By John Ross 22 July
Honorary doctorate revoked over 鈥榠ncompatible鈥� views Controversy over honorary degree granted by Edith Cowan University highlights the risks of awarding so many By John Ross 21 July
Covid fears for Australian academic detained in Myanmar Economist鈥檚 ordeal highlights the risks of lone advisory roles in unstable countries By John Ross 21 July
Covid 鈥榡ust a blip鈥� in rising Australian vice-chancellor earnings Notwithstanding their generosity in 2020, most university leaders will be back to seven-figure earnings as the crisis really bites By John Ross 21 July
Australian Covid research trials 鈥榳asteful and misdirected鈥� Research teams worked separately to investigate similar problems when combined studies might have delivered meaningful results By John Ross 20 July
Research intelligence: carrying out community-led research Community-led research is often seen as a social justice response to centuries of exploitative study, but exponents say it also produces better science By John Ross 20 July