Humanities applications waning before funding reforms Australian report tracks shift to vocationally oriented courses ahead of the recession and tuition fee changes John Ross 11月 17日
Australian minister ‘reserves decision’ on research projects Pre-approved grants referred to security agencies as another front opens up in debate over research risks John Ross 11月 16日
Exhaustion and uncertainty cloud New Zealand’s Covid-free summer Island nation’s pandemic management has been the envy of the world, but academics are still paying a price John Ross 11月 16日
Set aside international student revenue ‘to support well-being’ Foreign student flows will bounce back even better, Australian strategist says, and sector should put profits aside to help visitors in need John Ross 11月 13日
Universities ‘must change’ amid pandemic restlessness Pre-crisis gripes must be addressed as sector yearns for a more understanding community John Ross 11月 12日
Australian law ‘should cover commercial aspects of foreign deals’ Sydney sociologist says universities should go further than merely notifying government about overseas ties John Ross 11月 11日
Australia’s most educated ‘older and more female’ Denise Bradley’s instrumental target has easily been reached, reshaping the populace in the process John Ross 11月 11日
Administrators ‘in the frame’ for academic leadership roles As appointment panels seek leaders with more diverse backgrounds, non-academics can expect more of a hearing John Ross 11月 11日
Australian government narrows scope of foreign ties veto law Opposition dissatisfied with ‘drafting’ of controversial bill, but vows not to oppose it John Ross 11月 11日
Home working a ‘stress factor’, but going to campus is worse Staff serving on campus during lockdown are 50 per cent more likely than their housebound peers to be at ‘high risk’ for health problems John Ross 11月 10日
Hot desks ‘must go’ from post-Covid campuses, says deputy v-c While the pandemic may force an end to open-plan academic spaces, Australian forum hears that ‘empty glass boxes’ are not the answer John Ross 11月 10日
Poor preparation ‘mars overseas learning stints’ Australian study-abroad alumni mull improvements as ‘enforced immobility’ leaves mobility programmes in limbo John Ross 11月 9日