‘Overarching’ missions ‘boost research efficiency’ ‘Free-for-all’ approach blunts universities’ impact in tackling complex societal challenges, says Australian consultant By John Ross 4 November
Employment umpire quashes Australian university staff deal SCU decision the latest sign of doom for workplace agreements that lack union support By John Ross 1 November
Record low success rate for Australian research grants The paperwork burden is declining, but so are the prospects of obtaining funds, new data shows By John Ross 1 November
Fear of fees and debt ‘keep Australians out of university’ Research ‘challenges the view that barriers to university education are driven by socio-economic disadvantage’ By John Ross 31 October
A university merger in Australia is a political obstacle course Both boards approved the case for the amalgamated Adelaide 51国产视频 – but politicians still formed a scrutiny committee, say Peter H?j and David Lloyd By David Lloyd 31 October
Academics ‘the real victims’ of 21st-century Australian boom New millennium has wrought ‘transformational’ change on Australian higher education, and much of it has been ‘negative’, seminar hears By John Ross 30 October
Academics and leaders split on how to promote interdisciplinarity All agree cross-disciplinary collaboration is hard, but researchers favour material incentives while executives want cultural change, study finds By John Ross 29 October
Australia defers crackdown on fixed-term researcher contracts Union and employer association welcome delay to resolve ‘unintended consequences’ By John Ross 27 October
‘New ideas’ needed to tackle student housing shortage Smaller rooms, repurposed golf courses, refurbished government buildings among the suggestions to tackle the ‘wicked problem’ of accommodating students in Australia By John Ross 26 October
Universities must ‘break norms’ to combat cheating A convincing veneer of academic integrity can help bring about the real thing, finds literature review By John Ross 26 October
Australia urged to tweak visas so international students stay Removing ‘speed bumps’ and abolishing the ‘bamboo ceiling’ would help to overcome Australia’s ‘self-inflicted brain drain’, forum hears By John Ross 25 October
New Zealand poll changes sector mood music but not hard realities Commentators predict renewed emphasis on international education and change of ‘tone’ around indigenous issues By John Ross 23 October
