Australia ‘must aid Indian universities’ to sustain student flows Research must be at the core of deepened ties with the subcontinent, India expert says By John Ross 16 November
Facebook use harms less able students’ grades, says study Findings highlight need for ‘carefully considered’ use of platform as an educational tool By John Ross 15 November
New security guidelines for Australian universities ‘Non-prescriptive’ guidance highlights due diligence, cyber security and staff perks By John Ross 14 November
Australians ‘complacent’ over need for retraining Lifelong learning is not getting buy-in because workers at risk cannot see the need, study warns By John Ross 13 November
Norton turns ‘firepower’ on student number allocation in ANU post Respected policy analyst nominates funding and student loans as key areas of research By John Ross 12 November
‘Dreadful uncertainty’ plagues Australian researchers Delays in the name of political PR ‘forcing academics overseas’ By John Ross 10 November
Giant trade agreement tipped to have modest impact for Australian HE Setting the tone is the main contribution of multinational RCEP agreement, analysts say By John Ross 8 November
Western Australian university press slated for closure Outrage over move to replace in-house publishing with ‘open and digitised access to information’ By John Ross 8 November
Walling off teaching from research will block the road to eminence The Australian National University’s rejection of massification will reap rich rewards for its students, says Brian Schmidt By Brian Schmidt 7 November
Royal Society journal clears author of misconduct despite photo concerns Journal's investigation exonerates fish researcher, who has previous retraction to her name By John Ross 6 November
Political board appointments ‘need to end’ in Australia Deficiencies in Australian university governance made worse by state government selection of councillors, reviewer says By John Ross 6 November
Plagiarism checks ‘just as important for academics as students’ With 30 retractions so far and counting, experts say former Swinburne scientist exemplifies the need to screen research articles By John Ross 5 November
