‘Easy’ tweaks to university rules ‘could save students thousands’ Institutional blind spots around part-time Australian students seen as making life unnecessarily difficult ‘for people on the breadline’ By John Ross 10 February
Tributes paid to Melbourne v-c who ‘lived at triple speed’ Outpouring of grief, love and laughs at commemoration ceremony for leader who was ‘still in the making’ By John Ross 6 February
Australian opposition condemns ‘turgid and bureaucratic’ Atec Government faces horse-trading in the Senate, as shadow minister flags outright rejection of bill to establish commission By John Ross 5 February
Demand from Chinese students declines Down Under Drop in visa applications reflects the social and economic factors affecting the behaviour of the world’s most globally mobile students, analysts say By John Ross 5 February
Research reforms ‘bigger than one budget’, lobbyists warn Recommendations from strategic R&D review still unknown, but Australian representative groups want them funded anyway By John Ross 4 February
Australian medical research being ‘short-changed’ Fund underspent even as its value rises, as government curbs payouts and grant success rates head south By John Ross 3 February
Give new commission power over fees, Canberra told Multiple calls to extend Atec’s remit, as the cost of arts degrees edges past A$54K By John Ross 30 January
Monash agrees deal to deliver programmes in Cambodia Venture reflects imperatives to boost offshore efforts and engage more with region By John Ross 29 January
Funder review rights ‘leave researchers in impossible position’ Mandatory edits of research findings a ‘blind spot’ in integrity debate, says scholar who experienced government agency ‘interference’ By John Ross 29 January
Lab safety overhaul could save NZ$3 billion, universities say Rule changes seen as way of improving safety while avoiding billions of dollars being wasted on ‘unnecessary compliance costs’ By John Ross 28 January
Keep your name, James Cook University warned by minister Council merely doing preparatory work, institution insists, after politician decries ‘historical revisionism’ By John Ross 28 January
Charles Sturt announces Sri Lanka campus in Colombo Regional Australian university joins nine others in establishing South Asian outpost, promising revenue will support New South Wales heartland By John Ross 27 January
