World Academic Summit: toughest, not most talented, stay in academia, says Nobelist Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure ‘intolerable’ precarity throughout their thirties By Jack Grove 10 September
OECD: Australian students’ high fees reap low individual returns With US-style personal contributions and Scandinavian-style payoffs, Australians have the worst of both worlds, suggests Education at a Glance By John Ross 10 September
World Academic Summit: alumni, not v-cs, ‘are best advocates for universities’ Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding By Jack Grove 10 September
Australian immunologist claims top US award French-born scientist’s discoveries explained the organising principle of the adaptive immune system By John Ross 10 September
New Zealand’s vice-chancellors are also walking a tightrope over China Recent clashes over Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square have strained universities’ diplomatic sinews, says Roger Smyth By Roger Smyth 10 September
Want to shift your university’s performance? Focus on decision-making and culture Strong decision-making and a focus on culture enabled a rapid shift in the performance of an Australian behemoth, says Michael Spence By Michael Spence 9 September
More Australian vice-chancellors earning A$1 million Average remuneration hits A$982,900 (£543,800), Times Higher Education analysis shows By John Ross 9 September
Fresh questions over Australian evaluation of humanities research Widening chasm between sciences and humanities scholarship not found in other countries By John Ross 7 September
Inadequate support ‘contributes to foreign students’ alienation’ Chinese students’ misunderstanding of their host society thwarts their efforts to integrate in Australia, says academic By John Ross 6 September
ANU to host southern hub of Gillard’s female leadership centre Former PM’s institute and Nobel laureate’s university team up to explore gender bias in leadership By John Ross 5 September
Australian university adopts ‘block teaching’ for postgraduates Victoria University will also implement model for vocational qualifications, after success at undergraduate level By John Ross 2 September
Research-shy institutions ‘could lose university status’ Australian reviewer suggests quality and scale of scholarly output should be key factor in deciding classification By John Ross 2 September
