Australia forced to play catch-up on student mental health Government mandate could force universities to address issue more strategically By John Ross 21 July
Train staff to handle sex assault disclosures, universities told Australian report responds to concerns about prevalence of sexual violence on campuses By John Ross 19 July
Australia set to overtake UK in global student race Research shows that Australia’s overseas student numbers have surged while Brexit will ‘compound the decline’ in UK’s global position By Ellie Bothwell 19 July
Secret report reveals snowballing international student numbers Confidential data suggest published figures routinely underestimate foreign enrolments in Australian higher education By John Ross 18 July
New Zealand university launches online Maori language course Massey hopes to allow diaspora to share in resurgence of interest in indigenous culture By Chris Havergal 17 July
Peer review ‘works against’ early career researchers Australian group asks whether costs of ‘gold standard’ assessment are always warranted By John Ross 16 July
Australia’s funding freeze puts courses on ice Abandonment of demand-driven funding is working its way through the sector By John Ross 15 July
Why fast food PhDs don’t nourish THE's Asia-Pacific editor John Ross ponders the pluses of a slow-cooked doctorate By John Ross 13 July
Poor Australian success rates blamed on low funding, not bad bids ‘Productivity boom’ shows researchers are not the problem, universities say By John Ross 12 July
Australia to take European lead on qualifications framework Tightly defined learning levels are inappropriate in an age of stackable credentials, report suggests By John Ross 11 July
Three years for PhDs ‘not long enough’ Extended PhDs would be money well spent in the quest for international competitiveness, says leading physicist By John Ross 11 July
Nobel winner: turn down edited interview requests Peter Doherty warns scientists about being ‘used’ by journalists with a predetermined story to tell By David Matthews 9 July
