Bleak budget beckons for universities in New Zealand While new prime minister has nominated science and skills as budget priorities, sector fears any investment will fall short of inflation By John Ross 15 May
Academics, meet your new research partners: tourists With cash, equipment and time on their hands, holidaymakers can add scale to citizen science projects, review finds By John Ross 13 May
Sydney notches big surplus in a sea of red Healthy result provides ¡®financial sustainability¡¯ in a ¡®volatile higher education sector¡¯, vice-chancellor says By John Ross 11 May
Research institutions ¡®pay lip service¡¯ to integrity rule ¡®Census¡¯ of research integrity advisors finds that their role is unknown to many, sometimes including themselves By John Ross 11 May
Australian migration plans ¡®threaten international education rebound¡¯ Government crackdown on student ¡®poaching¡¯ could curb legitimate university activities and hit enrolments, experts warn By John Ross 10 May
Australian budget: slim expectations exceeded Sector looks to Universities Accord to consummate budget¡¯s ¡®down payment¡¯ By John Ross 9 May
Rising expectations tempered by stalling finances, say COOs University leaders under pressure to do more with less amid demands from students for a ¡®great hybrid experience¡¯ By John Ross 9 May
Students ¡®overwhelmed¡¯ by onslaught of course content Academics¡¯ rush to cater for different learning preferences with plethora of readings, videos and slides leaves course participants fatigued By John Ross 8 May
Insecure employment ¡®inevitable when funding is insecure¡¯ Australian universities push responsibility for casualisation onto Canberra¡¯s funding arrangements By John Ross 5 May
Overseas students tell universities: ¡®no housing, no enrolment¡¯ As rentals become scarcer and dearer, international students are increasingly unwilling to travel without pre-arranged lodgings By John Ross 4 May
Industrial turmoil on Australian campuses May Day rallies kick off a ¡®week of action¡¯ from coast to coast, as more union branches plan stoppages ¨C and others reach agreement By John Ross 2 May
Folbigg case lights the way for ¡®science-sensitive legal system¡¯ Rare involvement of learned academy in establishing ¡®reasonable doubt¡¯ over child murder conviction paves way for mechanisms to forestall future injustices By John Ross 1 May