Australian Higher Education Conference: opposition sets terms of review Labor has made an ‘unequivocal commitment’ to restore uncapped funding, vice-chancellors say By John Ross 27 February
Australian universities ‘should not apologise’ for foreign recruitment ‘Why is being incredibly successful a problem?’ asks Universities Australia chair Margaret Gardner By John Ross 27 February
UQ senate green-lights Western civilisation negotiations Governing body neglecting its responsibilities, says union branch president and former senate member By John Ross 26 February
Australian Higher Education Conference: one in three students do work experience Separate survey uncovers widespread opposition to recent research funding cuts By John Ross 26 February
Australian public sees research-teaching mix as vital, survey shows Community attitudes questionnaire also finds that Australians want caps on international students but not domestic students By John Ross 25 February
Research Excellence Summit: university-industry rivalry ‘thwarting AI innovation’ Business and academia accuse each other of ‘more aggressive’ assertion of intellectual property rights By John Ross 22 February
Repository requirements a deal-breaker for Plan S Down Under Australian and New Zealand open access advocates want more attention paid to ‘green’ model By John Ross 22 February
Australia’s innovation ecosystem needs biodiversity The government’s new ‘national interest’ test for research proposals is another damaging symptom of short-termism, says Margaret Sheil By Margaret Sheil 21 February
Research Excellence Summit video: Research value must be clear Universities must do a better job of showing how their research results in real-life benefits for society, Charles Clarke has argued By THE reporters 20 February
Research Excellence Summit video: Alan Finkel on the value of higher education Australia’s chief scientist says universities can’t be expected to respond to the fast-paced changes in labour market demands By THE reporters 20 February
Research Excellence Summit: ‘national interest’ funding tests ‘bad for science’ Conference hears that nationalist politics could hamper efforts to tackle pandemics By John Gill 20 February
THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2019: a region alive with possibilities Asia-Pacific institutions are no longer just catching up, they are challenging the best. Phil Baty writes By Phil Baty 20 February
