Australian government moves to legislate on academic freedom ‘Real action’ will come when the government changes the regulator’s standards, policy expert says By John Ross 28 October
Average Australian v-c’s pay smashes through A$1 million barrier Seven-figure pay packets raise questions over strategic leadership in year when universities’ business model crashed By John Ross 28 October
King’s College London appoints Melbourne medical dean as next head Appointment continues a flourishing trend of university leaders hopping between UK and Australia By John Ross 27 October
A third of Australian sector ‘underpaying staff’, union?warns Some universities acknowledge ‘errors’ totalling millions of dollars but deny deliberate ‘wage theft’ By John Ross 27 October
Murdoch whistleblowers ‘overlooked’ by regulator’s investigation Scant feedback raises transparency concerns over Australian regulator’s compliance activities By John Ross 27 October
Don’t ‘pull back’ on fundraising, ANZ universities urged Universities ‘optimistic’ about pandemic philanthropy, as deeper pockets compensate for decline in donor numbers By John Ross 26 October
Scientists’ work conditions ‘steady’ despite pandemic Australian survey finds little change in morale, workload or fatigue, but next year’s results could tell a different story By John Ross 25 October
History of common cause offers campuses lessons for today An Australian university history brimming with modern-day parallels shows how collectivism helped forge the sector By John Ross 25 October
Open access ‘top performers’ in Africa and Latin America Multi-source analysis of global open-access practices throws up surprises, with Europe and the US lagging behind By John Ross 24 October
V-c: pandemic ‘existential threat’ to?gender equality in?academia Former Australian vice-chancellor says gains for women in recent decades ‘cannot be lost’ By Ellie Bothwell 23 October
Marine biologists clash on limits of research reproducibility ‘Exact’ replication a pipe dream, combatants say, amid claims and counter claims about reef science By John Ross 21 October
Australian research assessment ‘too expensive and opaque’ Veteran administrator calls for Excellence in Research for Australia workload and frequency to be slashed By John Ross 20 October
