Degrees key to workforce challenges, Canberra told Vocational and higher education get equal billing, as Australian university groups unite in jobs-focused election spiel By John Ross 15 March
Community comes first for Australian flood zone university Police, politicians, doctors, cleaners and school students share Southern Cross campus as an emergency base By John Ross 14 March
UNSW ruling sparks debate on publishing course evaluation data Data useful ‘if considered in context’, Australian university says, but union insists its publication is ‘dangerous’ By John Ross 13 March
Second year a ‘hidden point of attrition’ Australian study probes the difficulties facing latter-year students – and the ‘balancing act’ required of their lecturers By John Ross 13 March
Royal Society drops action against controversial letter writers Dispute over indigenous knowledge ‘not amenable to resolution’, investigation panel finds, as New Zealand society pledges ‘helpful and constructive’ dialogue By John Ross 11 March
Canberra weighs in on teacher training course recruitment Proposal to ‘link performance and funding’ the latest in an interventionist trend By John Ross 10 March
Minister can veto our grants too: NHMRC Veto powers not unique to the ARC, medical research funder says – although they are not exercised elsewhere By John Ross 9 March
Uncap places for all indigenous students, Australia urged IRU’s pre-election manifesto for university sector also recommends adoption of the UK’s Haldane principle By John Ross 8 March
Melbourne barred from medical funding for lauding ‘six white men’ Top Australian university sidelined from rich fellowship scheme over ‘unacceptable’ lack of diversity in honorary doctorates By John Ross 8 March
Australian university to publish student course evaluation data Industrial relations umpire overturns finding that information implicitly identifies individual staff By John Ross 8 March
New Zealand universities call for independent research council ‘Big-picture thinkers’ would set national priorities, sidestep electoral cycles and deal with ‘boundary issues’ involving indigenous knowledge By John Ross 7 March
ANU’s Russian boycott sparks debate in Australian universities University’s internal debate about the pros and cons mirrors live discussions elsewhere By John Ross 6 March
