Australian scientists join outcry over humanities research veto Leading scholars from Australian universities have joined scientific bodies to demand reversal of pre-election veto of humanities grants Jack Grove 1月 10日
Australia’s new research direction is a road to nowhere Pushing the ARC to focus on commercialisation neglects the complex interdependency between basic and applied research, says Duncan Ivison Duncan Ivison 1月 7日
New network takes aim at natural disasters and workforce needs While many governments struggle to predict workforce needs, Australia’s new tropical alliance is giving it a crack John Ross 1月 6日
Melbourne fights order to reveal its landholdings Australia’s wealthiest university locks horns with one of its own academics, who says ‘the public has a right to know’ John Ross 1月 4日
Covid spotlights hunger struggles for Australia’s overseas students Students collaborate to combat food shortages, as Covid widens the gap between Australia’s haves and have-nots John Ross 12月 29日
Research on and with China purged as Australian grants announced Six humanities projects reportedly vetoed and China collaboration nosedives as Discovery outcomes finally see light of day John Ross 12月 24日
Australian government approves delayed research grants But silence on flagship Discovery scheme leaves an estimated 3,000 applicants facing Christmas limbo John Ross 12月 22日
ARC changes ‘will undermine peer review’, say academics Conscripting industry players into research assessment roles will also turn the grant application process into ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ John Ross 12月 22日
Australian migration rules ‘risk international education crisis’ Policies risk inciting behaviour worse than 2000s immigration scams, expert warns John Ross 12月 21日
Menstruation’s impact on university education ‘overlooked’ University students’ experiences attract some attention in developing countries but almost none in the West, study finds John Ross 12月 21日
Australian opposition seeks audit on research grant delays Commonwealth auditor general asked to review grant administration for the second time in three months John Ross 12月 20日
Vice-chancellors ‘should be university community’s choice’ New Australian lobby group targets transparency, collegiality and ‘reconceived governance’ John Ross 12月 20日
