Australia and New Zealand

Universities ‘not well served’ by federal government’s approach to BRI, Universities Australia conference hears

Continued funding squeeze appears inevitable as major parties’ policies trickle out at UA conference

Labor has made an ‘unequivocal commitment’ to restore uncapped funding, vice-chancellors say

‘Why is being incredibly successful a problem?’ asks Universities Australia chair Margaret Gardner

Governing body neglecting its responsibilities, says union branch president and former senate member

Separate survey uncovers widespread opposition to recent research funding cuts

Community attitudes questionnaire also finds that Australians want caps on international students but not domestic students

Business and academia accuse each other of ‘more aggressive’ assertion of intellectual property rights

Australian and New Zealand open access advocates want more attention paid to ‘green’ model

The government’s new ‘national interest’ test for research proposals is another damaging symptom of short-termism, says Margaret Sheil

Universities must do a better job of showing how their research results in real-life benefits for society, Charles Clarke has argued

Australia’s chief scientist says universities can’t be expected to respond to the fast-paced changes in labour market demands