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Opponents see campaign to ‘diminish the regard for academic inquiry’ as political manoeuvring rather than real problem

Coronavirus response driven by ‘political objectives masquerading as public health decisions’, according to outspoken academic

Alienation of Chinese students and graduates risks encouraging a monoculture of the ‘male, pale and stale’, senate told

Danish-Australian paper finds researchers unconsciously adjust to accommodate assessment exercise

Other universities likely to rein in their costs as travel ban threatens their bottom line

Universities scramble to offer ‘targeted solutions’ for Chinese students stranded by coronavirus

Institutional, pedagogical and workload issues more problematic than technological impediments, experts say

‘We’re all in this together’, v-c insists, as universities scramble to teach 100,000 stranded students

Postgraduate-only outlet ‘the first of many to come’, says minister

Australian university cancels term for up to 10,000 students, saying its timetable will allow them to graduate without delay

Mission group calls for flexibility to use funding to support lifelong learning

Australian researchers fear wasting weeks writing potentially pointless applications

Australian university promises ‘carbon negative’ footprint as v-c reflects on a summer of fire, ice and virus

Students tell Australian survey that institutions struggle to find right balance between offering ‘too much and too little’ information

Australian universities face fiscal crisis, as virus chokes off vital revenue stream

Chinese students in New Zealand incensed at mounting costs, while Australian universities criticise ‘disturbing’ detentions

Academics and students at the Higher School of Economics forbidden from disclosing affiliation when engaging in politics 

While policy is regarded to have fallen short of aspirations, scaling it back may trigger political backlash

Analysis of 10 years of data identifies sea change in research-intensive universities’ profiles

Free deferrals offered and online offerings boosted as virus outbreak keeps students away

Huge rewards could ensue if governments bankroll the systematic sharing of research data, but experts warn of unintended consequences

Australian survey finds ‘strong relationship’ between graduates’ attributes and demands of their jobs

‘Commercial entanglements’ a deadweight on prosperity, Australian university insists

Joybrato Mukherjee says Chinese researchers ‘not always on the same page’ over IP – and looks forward to a VR-enabled ‘entirely virtual semester abroad’

Research-intensive university groups ask funders to provide additional support for data management

Analysis highlights Australians’ dwindling share of enrolments in their own universities

Research grants that have languished in Australian politicians’ to-do trays are ‘spun’ as rapid government action

Australian university joins race to control virus

New Zealand analysis of ‘globally unique’ dataset repudiates common justifications for earnings disparities

Internal documents reveal rapid shift to South Asia in Australian university’s international operations

Staff nerves fray as whistleblower row university calls time on course

Ahead of a new law that critics fear will reduce tenure rights, French scientists have opposed CNRS chief’s full-throated support for competition

Academics and researchers grapple with the latest challenge of a catastrophic summer

A ‘deficit-centric discourse’ is obscuring the benefits of partially completed courses, Australian research finds

Mental and financial survival are prioritised, as government and universities chart recovery efforts

Prime minister acting as education minister after departure of Maszlee Malik

International education association considers its frequent flyers footprint, as university representative body joins crisis talks

As universities help to shoulder the disaster response, experts say the ultimate outcomes from a tragic summer are hard to predict

Perth university offers concession ‘in the spirit of moving towards a resolution’ with Gerd Schröder-Turk

Disaster entrenches universities’ function as community safe spaces

Australian university scrutinises former student’s research record, as whistleblowers refute ocean acidification theory

Critics claim that only ‘congenial’ researchers get access to ride-hailing company’s data, while academic co-authors have potential conflicts of interest

Did they know it was Christmas? Research probes academic propensity for submitting work out of hours

Missteps with international students ‘a bigger threat to the national interest’ than to university budgets, says commentator

UUK vice-president heading back Down Under after five years in Northern Ireland

Civil service hostility, legislative complexity and political naivety keep restructure in the slow lane

A$100m agreement ‘first cab off the rank’ for new foreign interference guidelines

Representative body presses case for education and research spending, as Canberra slashes budget projections

Germany’s research ministry wants academia to provide the public with ‘answers’, but scholars say it’s not that simple

Skilful management has delivered growth most industries ‘would die for’, but new analysis asks whether this can last

Australian authority the latest to review planned merger of Cengage and McGraw-Hill

Maps ruled invalid by a court in The Hague have appeared in scientific publishing

Australia's top-ranked university joins growing list of institutions trading off the innate commercial value of their land

Government retains title for top independent colleges, while accepting all other recommendations of provider category review

Drip feed of funds from the supposed fix to voluntary student unionism leaves guilds in perilous state, warn union leaders 

Research partnerships with the Asian giant keep homegrown AI innovation afloat, new report argues

Sleepless summer beckons for policy wonks, as Canberra endorses another major review

Study finds that overseas scholars in former communist countries work there not out of deliberate choice but often due to ‘happenstance’, love or to escape poor job prospects at home

Old and new home trade compliments, as former deputy calls time on six-year sojourn out west

Australian representative bodies back consolidation of education and training portfolios, as tide comes back in again