New university and university colleges for Australia Normally static sector¡¯s landscape sees uncharacteristically rapid change as new standards take effect By John Ross 1 July
Murdoch councillor quits amid spending questions Eminent judge¡¯s departure follows Australian university¡¯s decision to fund new campus development while discarding staff By John Ross 1 July
China insights will help new UNSW boss, says chancellor Incoming Australian vice-chancellor no stranger to foreign revenue challenges because he deals with same issues in current job By John Ross 30 June
Self-censorship on China ¡®increasingly normalised¡¯ Australian report warns that students and academics alike are learning to stay silent By John Ross 29 June
Attila Brungs moves across Sydney to join UNSW as v-c Alumnus and established academic to take the helm at highly ranked university By John Ross 29 June
Covid forces campus closures across Australia Restrictions reimposed as isolated infections trigger domino effect By John Ross 28 June
Border closures ¡®saved universities more than they cost them¡¯ Australian state¡¯s audit reveals that the early financial benefits of Covid can outweigh the losses By John Ross 27 June
Adelaide to establish ¡®integrity unit¡¯ following sex scandal Australian consultants¡¯ report reveals shortcomings in treatment of people who experience or witness sexual harassment or assault By John Ross 24 June
¡®Lame¡¯ celebrity academics feed ¡®psychopathic careerism¡¯ Something distinctly unhealthy about environment where a few celebrity scholars are surrounded by ¡®wannabes¡¯ and embittered failures, claims new book By Matthew Reisz 24 June
Gag clauses ¡®becoming the norm¡¯ in Australian redundancies Covid redundancy terms include non-disclosure and non-disparagement obligations, as corporate HR culture captures universities By John Ross 23 June
Australia seeks to halt ¡®gaming¡¯ of research assessment exercise Expert applauds new measures to boost ERA¡¯s rigour and transparency, but questions ¡®softly, softly¡¯ approach By John Ross 21 June
Coal to Newcastle? Not for me, says would-be chancellor Politician turned coal boss pulls out of appointment as Australian university¡¯s chancellor By John Ross 21 June
