‘Nurture trumps nature’ in PhD success Strength of supervision more important than prior ability in determining doctoral performance, Australian study indicates By John Ross 20 August
Universities need to have mask discussion, says UNSW deputy Campus reopening plans not such a hot issue Down Under, but key questions still need to be resolved By John Ross 18 August
Opening up campuses is harder than closing them Even with a rock-star border collie on side, allowing students to flock back takes careful planning, says Neil Quigley By Neil Quigley 18 August
Let us deal with failing students, universities tell Canberra New measures slipped into draft Australian legislation ‘heavy handed’ and unnecessary, university group says By John Ross 17 August
Whistleblowers irked as fishy research probe finds no misconduct Critics say Australian inquiry excluded external witnesses and rationalised questionable activities By John Ross 17 August
Foreign riches ‘bankrolled binge’ on highly cited researchers Rankings skew Australia’s top universities as they parlay profits from foreign students to snap up the world’s most talked about researchers By John Ross 15 August
Murdoch denies demise of major is payback for whistleblowers As time drags on since their signature course was turfed out, Australian whistleblowers’ colleagues fear their discipline will die a slow death By John Ross 14 August
New Zealand could boost its overseas intake – if only its borders were open Despite Auckland’s lockdown, the country’s handling of Covid-19 is increasing its attractiveness to students, says Roger Smyth By Roger Smyth 14 August
Up to 500 face the axe at University of Technology Sydney Mass job cuts likely at multiple Sydney institutions as hopes recede for international students’ return By John Ross 13 August
Australian students to lose funding if they fail too many modules Hidden surprises in planned legislation giving effect to funding reforms By John Ross 12 August
Reorient reward systems to account for Covid, say scientists Early-career and female researchers experience the greatest mental health toll, Australian surveys find By John Ross 11 August
Agents expect US and Australia to cede global enrolments to UK High levels of ‘undecided’ students bode well for northern hemisphere enrolments By John Ross 11 August
