UWA silent as judge rules academic lied and subverted science ‘I would not accept his evidence as sufficient to establish any scientific proposition at all,’ says ruling John Ross 1月 22日
Tribunal rebuke highlights Australian regulatory double standards Good for the goose but not the gander, after college’s university-standard performance failed to earn it sub-university branding John Ross 1月 18日
Canberra vice-chancellor Paddy Nixon quits ‘for personal reasons’ British-born leader leaves with immediate effect after less than four years at the helm John Ross 1月 17日
Admission and completion rates sink in Australia As Canberra considers reforms to make university enrolments more inclusive and abundant, key indicators are moving in opposite direction John Ross 1月 16日
Concern over HIV cases among Australia’s international students Resurgence of virus among vulnerable overseas students prompts calls for better awareness campaigns and pharmaceutical subsidies John Ross 1月 9日
Australian government clarifies student support rules Paperwork pain eases, revenue pain rises as universities confront new year John Ross 12月 28日
Ministers must put trust in universities, says outgoing Nobel v-c Autonomy, tertiary sector integration and sustainable research funding are crucial to sector’s future, Brian Schmidt says, as he relinquishes leadership role John Ross 12月 27日
Anonymised applications ‘aid early career access to research kit’ Removal of personal and affiliation details means assessors judge the idea rather than the researcher’s track record John Ross 12月 20日
Indian exemption blunts Australian work rights revocation Canberra’s attempt to reduce backlog of ‘permanently temporary’ graduates hamstrung by trade agreement John Ross 12月 19日
Universities Australia appoints Luke Sheehy as chief executive Former political staffer and representative group head to take the helm at umbrella body John Ross 12月 19日
One-dimensional career advice ‘morally unfair’ ‘Fantasy rhetoric’ that university leads to the ‘good life’ leaves students feeling ‘betrayed’, Australian study finds John Ross 12月 19日
