ARC grants overhaul ‘traps early career researchers in catch-22’ Reforms to boost opportunities for those just starting out could have the opposite effect, observers warn By John Ross 17 March
Australian visa applications pulled as housing approvals rise Students spiked their visa paperwork to bolster their chances next time around, new data suggests By John Ross 14 March
‘Toothless’ Australian regulator demands more power Teqsa’s request for extra clout to tackle ‘systemic’ governance failures deemed too much by some, too little and late by others By John Ross 12 March
Universities ‘dodge a bullet’ from meandering cyclone Australian east coast campuses emerge from lockdown after wayward storm pulled its punches By John Ross 11 March
‘Prioritisation of gender identity’ exacerbates ‘female data gap’ Recording gender identity but not sex perpetuates historical exclusion of women from research, paper argues By John Ross 11 March
Emma Johnston: Australian HE must resist and adapt to external shocks The marine biologist and new University of Melbourne vice-chancellor is intent on using insights from beneath the waves to keep her institution afloat through the brewing storms By John Ross 10 March
International students struggle to build ties with locals Communing with long-term residents is vital to overseas learners’ well-being but can leave them feeling more isolated than ever By John Ross 8 March
Don’t ‘muscle up’ Australian regulator, governance inquiry told Experts concede shortcomings in the oversight of universities but question whether Teqsa is best placed to resolve them By John Ross 7 March
‘Computer glitch’ freezes A$1,600 PhD visa applications Australian department ‘not aware’ of computer ‘bug’ that applicants blame for torpedoing their PhD dreams By John Ross 5 March
Universities steamrolling the ‘equity sector’, paper warns VET needs a boost, researcher argues, amid counter-claims that higher education is on the back foot By John Ross 5 March
University of Melbourne bans indoor protests Institution is ‘balancing the right to protest with the rights of others to not be adversely affected’, says new vice-chancellor By John Ross 3 March
Research grant suspension ‘about probity, not politics’ While hundreds of academics decry education minister’s intervention, supporters say he acted in researchers’ interests By John Ross 28 February