World Academic Summit: toughest, not most talented, stay in academia, says Nobelist Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure ‘intolerable’ precarity throughout their thirties Jack Grove 9月 10日
OECD: Australian students’ high fees reap low individual returns With US-style personal contributions and Scandinavian-style payoffs, Australians have the worst of both worlds, suggests Education at a Glance John Ross 9月 10日
World Academic Summit: alumni, not v-cs, ‘are best advocates for universities’ Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding Jack Grove 9月 10日
Australian immunologist claims top US award French-born scientist’s discoveries explained the organising principle of the adaptive immune system John Ross 9月 10日
New Zealand’s vice-chancellors are also walking a tightrope over China Recent clashes over Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square have strained universities’ diplomatic sinews, says Roger Smyth Roger Smyth 9月 10日
Want to shift your university’s performance? Focus on decision-making and culture Strong decision-making and a focus on culture enabled a rapid shift in the performance of an Australian behemoth, says Michael Spence Michael Spence 9月 9日
More Australian vice-chancellors earning A$1 million Average remuneration hits A$982,900 (£543,800), Times Higher Education analysis shows John Ross 9月 9日
Fresh questions over Australian evaluation of humanities research Widening chasm between sciences and humanities scholarship not found in other countries John Ross 9月 7日
ANU to host southern hub of Gillard’s female leadership centre Former PM’s institute and Nobel laureate’s university team up to explore gender bias in leadership John Ross 9月 5日
Australian university adopts ‘block teaching’ for postgraduates Victoria University will also implement model for vocational qualifications, after success at undergraduate level John Ross 9月 2日
Research-shy institutions ‘could lose university status’ Australian reviewer suggests quality and scale of scholarly output should be key factor in deciding classification John Ross 9月 2日