Australia must start readmitting international students Vaccine passports are a way to reopen campuses while minimising Covid risks. So why is Australia not adopting them, asks Binoy Kampmark By Binoy Kampmark 20 August
Academics under threat here too, Australians stress While the dangers can be extreme in autocracies and war zones, nowhere is immune By John Ross 19 August
‘Heartbreak’ as research careers ruined by Australian rule tweak ARC says it communicated rule change clearly, but applicants say it forces them to plagiarise to qualify for funding By John Ross 19 August
Government funders ‘suppressing health research’ One in five public health researchers pressured to conceal or change their findings, study finds By John Ross 19 August
Study casts doubt on whether anti-cheating laws work Some students still cheat despite thinking it is illegal, international survey finds By John Ross 18 August
Politics ‘the biggest hurdle’ for overseas students Electoral rather than immunological considerations could determine when international students are allowed into Australia By John Ross 17 August
China could ‘go it alone’, Australian conference hears Strategist also warns that politicisation of funding means universities in countries most dependent on the government would fare worst By John Ross 16 August
Labor: stop the ‘bickering’ on Australian university policy Tanya Plibersek proposes accord with political opponents, while former Liberals accuse ex-colleagues of lacking leadership By John Ross 16 August
‘Worst to come’ for Australian university finances, warns minister Education minister concedes impact of plummeting international enrolments, but says things would be worse without intervention By John Ross 16 August
Universities ‘just another knowledge provider’ by 2030: report EY ‘thought experiment’ probes a 2030 where teaching costs have evaporated and universities have lost their primacy By John Ross 15 August
Overseas student hopes rise as New Zealand plans for open borders Access and safety in the one package, as island nation banks its Covid management success By John Ross 13 August
Australian pay code seeks to ‘dampen’ executive salaries Voluntary principles may be a fait accompli, with chancellors who endorsed them also sitting on remuneration committees By John Ross 12 August