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Sources of personal income may dry up as outbreak takes toll on sectors that employ many young people, expert says

Critics say Australian tribunal finding confuses workload measures with performance ratings

Hybrid model emerging, with lectures going online while campuses endeavour to maintain small group delivery

Holistic sustainability concept meshes with ‘moral purpose’ of institution in Melbourne’s unfashionable west

The online provider’s entire catalogue will be available to campuses shut down because of virus

Research centre meant to support ‘politically useful ideas’ such as Orbán’s claim of Turkic ancestry for nation as government pivots away from EU, scholars claim

Education disruptions becoming the ‘norm’ as staff, students and visitors test positive

Student support improving but still lowly ranked, Australian survey finds

‘We are working against powerful forces’, v-c tells staff, as coronavirus exacerbates competition from mainland and UK

Education portfolio demerged and ethnic tensions set to be inflamed as Muhyiddin announces cabinet

Universities in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium have all suffered recent attacks, prompting calls for institutions to join forces

New university-provider alliance advocates for the bush to attract more funding and a bigger say

Precautionary preparations are in place, ranging from hand hygiene to pre-emptive residence clear-outs

Experts call for new prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin to separate universities from education portfolio and foster multiculturalism in senior HE levels

Jobs largely spared for now as universities target ‘non-essential’ outlays

Frustration as Australian Research Council takes six months to judge applications to support urgent impact assessments

Science students may be required to move about 250 miles from current Auckland campus as university attempts to mitigate a contribution shortfall

Capital set to become more crowded, as territory government greenlights sixth campus

‘Highly effective’ research hub’s days are numbered, Australian estimates committee hears

High APCs are a barrier to academics in low- and middle-income countries, says Coalition S

University of Auckland centre to be led by science diplomat Sir Peter Gluckman

Move to reduce reliance on SCI citations in decision-making could affect everything from researchers’ careers to university rankings, experts say

Minister flags ‘financial fine-tunings’ to ‘squeeze greater productivity out of existing funding’

Proposed definition could provide get-out-of-jail-free card for ‘rogue academics’, some claim

With a new show in the pipeline, academics have many suggestions for plot lines and pitfalls to avoid

Australian senate order could put an end to deadline clashes plaguing research grant applicants

Respite increasingly unlikely as Australia moves into pandemic mode

No obvious solutions in sight as income support levels plummet

Parting shot the privilege of the established, as precariously employed academics choose less risky departures, says anthropologist

Universities Australia conference also hears jurist stress human side of crisis, urging government to establish a ‘special student support fund’

Situation will be reviewed again ‘towards the end of the week’, education minister to tell conference

Don’t overlook universities’ warnings or their contribution to disaster prevention and mitigation, representative body tells government

Australian study warns against jettisoning essays in favour of invigilated assessments

Exemptions and detours under consideration, as universities and students grapple with open-ended travel bans

Money is not the point, Australian institution insists, as it opens the door to a new higher education frontier

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