Australia beefs up research grant security checks Former minister accuses Canberra of ‘McCarthyism’ amid spate of unexplained research grant delays and vetoes By John Ross 4 June
Moving international education online ‘risky’ As Australian minister calls for an online shift to reach 10 million foreigners, insiders warn such offering wouldn’t meet students’ needs By John Ross 3 June
US-China tensions offer ‘opportunities’ for Australian universities Geopolitical rivalry, security concerns and America’s ‘roaring 20s’ optimism generate R&D prospects down under, ambassador says By John Ross 3 June
Australian political parties duel on research commercialisation Liberals go focus on undergraduates with collaboration push while Labor hawks reconstruction fund By John Ross 2 June
‘Governance of scientific advice’ key issue for next pandemic Those who understand how their advice is likely to be implemented are more able to make it constructive, professor says By John Ross 2 June
Indonesia’s second foreign branch campus ‘months away’ Australian university presses ahead with campus in Sumatra, agtech centre in Sulawesi and MBA delivery in Jakarta By John Ross 1 June
Australian regulator pursues essay mills through courts Peter Coaldrake also warns universities against ‘sleepwalking’ through Covid-induced risks to their business model By John Ross 30 May
Million-dollar wait over for Australian researchers No explanation for delay that kept 15 academics on tenterhooks for months By John Ross 28 May
Step up on mental health, universities told as new levy announced Aggrieved Victorian universities should see new mental health levy as an opportunity to harness resources, conference hears By John Ross 27 May
Melbourne revises free speech rules over transgender concerns University broadens free speech exclusions on request of gender-diverse community By John Ross 25 May
Policy rethink urged as non-traditional students ‘become majority’ As marginalised becomes mainstream, Australian inclusivity practitioners are urged to adopt a mainstream focus By John Ross 25 May
It’s official: flipped classroom boosts student grades Meta-analysis of meta-analyses finds incontrovertible benefits, particularly in ‘authoritarian’ teaching cultures By John Ross 25 May
