Under-fire chancellors reject ‘failing on trust’ narrative Burgeoning compliance requirements ‘squeezing out’ other governance priorities, Australian conference hears By John Ross 13 November
‘Managerialist’ overreach ‘biggest problem for academics’ Universities’ instinct to ‘de-risk everything’ makes things worse for everybody, says academic émigré By John Ross 12 November
Academic freedom ‘compromised’ when institutions choose content ‘Conflating knowledge systems with underlying disciplinary teaching’ is part of a ‘slippery slope’ for the academy By John Ross 8 November
University of Tasmania backpedals on Hobart campus relocation New STEM proposal meets state’s needs and government’s demands, vice-chancellor says, but opponents say all relocation plans should be scrapped By John Ross 8 November
‘Sloppy’ spelling errors on the rise in research papers Pressure to publish seen as pushing up frequency of common errors including ‘reserach’, ‘pubic health’ and ‘casual inference’ By Patrick Jack 8 November
There is value in the simplicity of my open access proposal for Australia But we must be sure to protect research and future subscription budgets, as well as building a sensible authentication system, says Cathy Foley By Cathy Foley 7 November
Academics ‘obliged’ to criticise employers, says lawyer Academic freedom statute ‘widely misunderstood’, says New Zealand barrister By John Ross 7 November
Trump election victory shows need ‘to meet people where they are’ But simplicity is hard to produce in a complex world, Australian forum hears By John Ross 7 November
Tide out on Australian university expansion as job cuts mount Latest redundancy round militates against the government’s growth aspirations, observers warn By John Ross 7 November
Academics’ attitudes to on-campus working ‘contradictory’ University staff like their workplaces more than people in other sectors but spend less time being there, surveys find By John Ross 7 November
Australian student loan reforms likely to be retrospective Horse set to follow the cart, as critics warn of perverse consequences By John Ross 6 November
Massey withholds student union funds over ‘governance issues’ ‘Alarming precedent’, says union; ‘interim solution’ pending ‘appropriate governance’, says university By John Ross 5 November
