TEF head makes case Down Under for ‘rebalancing’ sector targets Sir Chris Husbands visits Australia as it considers introducing performance-related funding system similar to UK’s teaching excellence framework By John Ross 11 February
Mainstream or monograph? Melbourne exposes publishing dilemma University presses should not produce popular books at the expense of academic ones, say scholars By John Ross 11 February
Online recruitment of research subjects ‘an ethical minefield’ Australian researchers say a lack of guidance material forces researchers to second-guess ethics committees By John Ross 11 February
Melbourne Publishing’s potboiler poses questions about role of uni press If popular books trump scholarly monographs, what’s the point of academic publishers? asks John Ross By John Ross 11 February
Martin Green: Sun King’s supervisor basks in rays of hope Counting China’s first green billionaire among your mentees doesn’t hurt in funding applications, says UNSW professor By John Ross 10 February
Queensland union members reject ‘Western civilisation’ courses Ramsay Centre proposal ‘crosses red lines’, says union By John Ross 7 February
Australian universities trial ‘respectful relationships’ training Four institutions to pilot online module next year By John Ross 5 February
Australian international education revenues up 15 per cent But flagging Chinese applications could dampen future growth By John Ross 5 February
ANU head attacks 'terrible' admissions system Brian Schmidt says system of last-minute offers persists because it is ‘easy’ for universities By David Matthews 4 February
Australian funders urged to join Plan S open access drive Research agencies tight-lipped about global initiative, but are talking behind the scenes By John Ross 3 February
Swastikas and speech at the University of Sydney Self-described ‘politically incorrect’ professor Salvatore Babones says his views and others from across the political spectrum have never been quashed at the institution By Salvatore Babones 3 February
Australia’s private providers fume at regulatory delays Independent colleges ‘defined by what they’re not, not what they are’, Teqsa report says By John Ross 31 January
