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European nations have the highest research income levels, but Hong Kong and Australia surpass them in research productivity

While the process to replace Excellence in Research for Australia is a ‘black box’ exercise, new evaluation mechanisms hold promise

Research ecosystems need some ‘apoptosis’ as some cells emerge and others fade away, summit hears

Think twice before pushing bush campuses into national institution or shotgun marriages with research elite, says Chris Hutchison

‘The real world doesn’t come neatly compartmentalised,’ summit hears, in exploration of the ‘unique’ strengths of multidisciplinary research

Admission and retention of under-represented students must not rest on the goodwill of a few ‘teachers and role models’, Sydney summit hears

Cultural anthropologist Genevieve Bell, a former Intel vice-president, will succeed Brian Schmidt at start of 2024

New Zealand’s leading university confronts ‘enduring and complex questions’ in diversity drive, THE summit hears

Canterbury’s vice-chancellor contrasts her adopted island homeland with her native South Africa and reflects on the opportunities spawned by even the worst horrors

Representative body backs collaboration between tertiary education sectors but questions TAFEs’ ‘instrumental’ role in degree-level apprenticeships

We support the idea but it needs funding, New Zealand universities say

Small windfalls and ‘passionate advocacy’ spare several dozen more redundancies at Victoria