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
Australia ‘cutting red tape’ around postgraduate, diploma places Analysts say added flexibility is welcome but question how horse-trading scheme would work By John Ross 4 November
Rural university enrolment slumps after Australian funding freeze New figures raise question of whether government has thwarted progress on its own policy priority By John Ross 4 November
Help us help you, universities tell central Sydney visionaries ‘Investment, policy support and consistency’ crucial to university role in regional development By John Ross 31 October
