Foreign scholars ‘will avoid Pacific universities’ after Fiji row Deportation of University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor Pal Ahluwalia is latest crisis to afflict a Western administrator in region By John Ross 15 February
Covid ‘threat’ to Australian postgraduate ranks Warnings that some universities could become master’s-free zones overlook progress during the pandemic, vice-chancellors say By John Ross 14 February
Colleagues and family ‘distraught’ over academic’s Myanmar arrest As military overlords revert to type, concerns mount over fate of detained Australian economist By John Ross 10 February
Pacific v-c fights for job as council fails to resolve crisis Crisis precipitated by proposal that could have shifted pan-Pacific university’s headquarters from Fiji, embattled leader says By John Ross 5 February
New Adelaide v-c rebuffs criticism over China ties Peter H?j insists he is not Mr Fix-it, after taking over his second crisis-struck university, but acknowledges need to listen to staff concerns By John Ross 4 February
Fijian officials deport Pacific university’s vice-chancellor Expulsion marks escalation of long-running crisis at the University of the South Pacific By John Ross 4 February
Australian universities in ‘deep trouble’ as borders stay closed Professor says country will lose its lead on overseas recruitment and predicts ‘major forking of the way’ between Australia and UK By Ellie Bothwell 3 February
Pandemic ‘cost Australian universities more than 17,000 staff’ Universities and government dispute magnitude of sector’s losses as it braces for worse in 2021 By John Ross 2 February
Peter H?j takes the reins at University of Adelaide Danish-born viticultural scientist arrives with strong accolades and a reputation for cosiness with China By John Ross 2 February
Australian students take ‘try-before-you-buy’ approach to degrees Accelerating trend adds to nightmare scenario for admissions staff and forces universities to lift their game on student experience By John Ross 2 February
Australian state brushes aside transparency recommendations New South Wales sidesteps call for more reporting of universities’ foreign fee fix By John Ross 1 February
Lectures on the way out in Australia and New Zealand, says survey Covid-19 proves both a stimulant and restraint on the jettisoning of long-form lectures By John Ross 31 January
