Tally of ‘underpaid’ Australian university staff nears 100,000 All but a handful of universities now tarnished by short-changing scandal, according to academic union John Ross 12月 5日
Government will pilfer international levy proceeds, critics warn Criticism of Australia’s ‘tax’ on international students escalates amid signs that it may be a done deal John Ross 12月 4日
Seamlessness and vision required to commercialise research Australia has made strides in developing a commercialisation culture but still has a long way to go, says new STA president John Ross 12月 2日
Seasonal employment ruling ‘could slash Australian casualisation’ Delight and alarm in equal measures, as political manoeuvres and drafting technicalities limit both casual employment and its antidote John Ross 11月 30日
Back to black: Australian universities brace for bushfire season As Australia’s climate turns back again, universities say the lessons of a horror summer have not been forgotten John Ross 11月 28日
‘Serious misconduct’ prompted Sydney whistleblower’s removal Sacked neuropathologist Manuel Graeber says university was happy with his work before he lodged disclosure about management John Ross 11月 27日
For reimagining Australian tertiary education, many heads beat two AI is helping us mine 200,000 stakeholders’ ideas, sensible and silly, about core elements of the new Adelaide University, say Peter H?j and David Lloyd Peter H?j 11月 26日
Protect free speech or lose cash, New Zealand universities warned Free tuition also to be switched from first to last year of tertiary study, under pact between new governing parties John Ross 11月 24日
Jail threats met with call for ‘balance’ on research sharing With potentially worrying changes to Australia’s research security arrangements odds-on to proceed, universities want clarification on amendments John Ross 11月 23日
Ombudsman could order fee refunds over sexual misconduct claims Australian universities say remit of proposed watchdog needs ‘detailed examination’ John Morgan 11月 22日
We protected star Covid commentator, says New Zealand university Court case raises conflict between academic freedom and universities’ duty of care, says barrister John Ross 11月 22日
Elite university diversity drive raises Australian eyebrows Top-ranked institutions’ contribution to equity should go further than ‘picking the top 10 students from every school’, experts say John Ross 11月 21日
