Australia plots international education restart from the bunker Representative groups put preparatory work in place as latest infections undermine plans to reboot arrivals By John Ross 2 August
Australia pioneers ‘stacking’ of microcredentials into degrees Comparison websites on the way as admissions centres reinvent their services amid emerging needs and demographic change By John Ross 2 August
Peter Bellwood: the uneasy harmony between mankind and nature While humanity’s coexistence with nature is not always harmonious, Cosmos Prize winner says it can be hard to pick the aggressor By John Ross 30 July
Using AI in university admissions ‘could reverse equity progress’ Departing Australian human rights commissioner expects v-cs to be among the students of his new AI ethics initiative By John Ross 29 July
New Zealand seeks all gain, no pain in ‘high value’ overseas pivot Discussion document seeks feedback on vision of international education Utopia By John Ross 28 July
Alec Cameron swaps Aston for RMIT Australian academic administrator and former engineering executive returns amid policy focus on commercialising research By John Ross 27 July
Defence research ‘antidote’ to Covid’s lost billions: thinktank Formalised defence R&D ties could recoup one-quarter of the research funds lost from Australia’s ailing international education industry By John Ross 26 July
Former science dean ‘faked threats to gain sympathy’ Sydney academic orchestrated campaign after striking resistance to course closure By John Ross 22 July
Honorary doctorate revoked over ‘incompatible’ views Controversy over honorary degree granted by Edith Cowan University highlights the risks of awarding so many By John Ross 21 July
Covid fears for Australian academic detained in Myanmar Economist’s ordeal highlights the risks of lone advisory roles in unstable countries By John Ross 21 July
Covid ‘just a blip’ in rising Australian vice-chancellor earnings Notwithstanding their generosity in 2020, most university leaders will be back to seven-figure earnings as the crisis really bites By John Ross 21 July
Australian Covid research trials ‘wasteful and misdirected’ Research teams worked separately to investigate similar problems when combined studies might have delivered meaningful results By John Ross 20 July