China: lure of homeland ‘no simple choice’ for expat academics Personal and pragmatic factors often keep Chinese academics in the West By John Ross 11 March
Monash mulls ‘research-focused’ Indonesian branch campus Vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner confirms university is considering opening outpost following signing of free trade agreement By John Ross 11 March
‘Sea change’ raises tide of Australian university fundraising Institutions’ philanthropy heads lift their sights as campaigns exceed expectations By John Ross 10 March
Holocaust historians suffer anti-Semitic abuse Protesters allegedly called researchers ‘dirty Jews’ and ‘traitors’ in latest intimidation of scholars who emphasise Polish role in the Holocaust By David Matthews 5 March
Student-supervisor relationships ‘inherently risky’ Australian universities yet to sign up to guidelines, representative body says By John Ross 5 March
Trade agreement ‘deepens’ Australian HE links with Indonesia Deal follows long-awaited decree allowing foreign university campuses By John Ross 4 March
New test makes Australian research boss a ‘political censor’ ARC insists allegations of political subversion are ‘baseless’ By John Ross 4 March
Befuddled by Brexit? Come to us instead, France tells Australian HE Two dozen agreements signed in whirlwind tour Down Under By John Ross 1 March
Universities warned of EU funding gap Negotiations on €100 billion Horizon Europe scheme delayed by East-West tensions and could be slowed further by European elections By David Matthews 28 February
Australia 'missing' the education impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative Universities ‘not well served’ by federal government’s approach to BRI, Universities Australia conference hears By John Ross 28 February
Australian Higher Education Conference: tight times ahead for teaching Continued funding squeeze appears inevitable as major parties’ policies trickle out at UA conference By John Ross 28 February
Australian Higher Education Conference: opposition sets terms of review Labor has made an ‘unequivocal commitment’ to restore uncapped funding, vice-chancellors say By John Ross 27 February
Australian universities ‘should not apologise’ for foreign recruitment ‘Why is being incredibly successful a problem?’ asks Universities Australia chair Margaret Gardner By John Ross 27 February
UQ senate green-lights Western civilisation negotiations Governing body neglecting its responsibilities, says union branch president and former senate member By John Ross 26 February
Australian Higher Education Conference: one in three students do work experience Separate survey uncovers widespread opposition to recent research funding cuts By John Ross 26 February
Tanja Bueltmann: thick-skinned in fight for EU citizens’ rights Northumbria historian discusses how her research has informed her advocacy and the abuse she has suffered for her campaigning By Matthew Reisz 26 February
Australian public sees research-teaching mix as vital, survey shows Community attitudes questionnaire also finds that Australians want caps on international students but not domestic students By John Ross 25 February
Research Excellence Summit: Nobelist sees legacy in mentorship, not research Sir Fraser Stoddart says the most rewarding element of his work has been supervising research students, who supported him personally after his wife’s death By John Ross 22 February
Research Excellence Summit: university-industry rivalry ‘thwarting AI innovation’ Business and academia accuse each other of ‘more aggressive’ assertion of intellectual property rights By John Ross 22 February
Repository requirements a deal-breaker for Plan S Down Under Australian and New Zealand open access advocates want more attention paid to ‘green’ model By John Ross 22 February
‘Alarming’ insularity of German university leaders revealed Many presidents have pursued their careers just at one institution, raising questions about management skills, report finds By David Matthews 22 February
Research Excellence Summit: science experts ‘just another lobby group’ Researchers must ‘put on the gloves’ and bring the fight to their critics, says Arizona State professor By John Ross 21 February
Western universities feel the strain of China talent tussle Foreign faculty’s dissatisfaction adds to the lure of Chinese recruitment push By John Ross 21 February
Research Excellence Summit: public ‘overestimate’ harmful impact of new technologies Research benefits often unforeseeable but must be communicated By John Ross 20 February
Australian funding growth claims ‘shifty’ Institutions that win performance-related funding will fall behind anyway, university group claims By John Ross 18 February
Commercialised university receives satirical screen treatment Weitermachen Sanssouci may be the first film to tackle the woes of research assessment, casualisation and an obsession with student employability By David Matthews 18 February
‘No conflict’ between academic and trade books University presses need to collaborate and think big in an uncertain marketplace, says UNSW executive By John Ross 17 February
Corporate collaborations yield ‘significant’ pure research Evidence suggests citations boost from working with industry By John Ross 15 February
Opposition weighs debt forgiveness plan for rural teachers Doubts over impact of Australian scheme after previous fee discount programme was scrapped By John Ross 14 February
Defence chiefs’ push for more control over research rebuffed Universities ‘relieved’ at rejection of defence department demands for more control over technology they create By John Ross 14 February
Crimea row draws universities into Russia-West dispute German-Russian conference cancelled over inclusion of acting rector of V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University By David Matthews 14 February
Threatened scholars: online harassment risks academic freedom Rebekah Tromble and Patricia Rossini feared for their safety when the conservative online world turned against them last summer By David Matthews 14 February
Wollongong clarifies Ramsay sway over Western civilisation course Australian university releases details of curriculum for philanthropically funded degree By John Ross 12 February
Mainstream or monograph? Melbourne exposes publishing dilemma University presses should not produce popular books at the expense of academic ones, say scholars By John Ross 11 February
Online recruitment of research subjects ‘an ethical minefield’ Australian researchers say a lack of guidance material forces researchers to second-guess ethics committees By John Ross 11 February
Rankings ‘must change’ in response to rise of China Rebalancing of global higher education promises end of era in which institutions all ‘strive to be the same as Harvard’, says professor By John Ross 10 February
Queensland union members reject ‘Western civilisation’ courses Ramsay Centre proposal ‘crosses red lines’, says union By John Ross 7 February
Facebook-funded AI ethics institute faces independence questions New £5.7 million institute at the Technical University of Munich triggers ‘ethics washing’ debate By David Matthews 7 February
Australian international education revenues up 15 per cent But flagging Chinese applications could dampen future growth By John Ross 5 February
Neighbour’s long shadow casts Hong Kong in sharp relief While China’s intensification puts regional rivals in the shade, it casts a spotlight on progress in the special administrative region By John Ross 31 January
Davos 2019: university leaders hit out at ‘dangerous’ skills obsession Vice-chancellors turn on businesses for not doing enough to educate and retrain their workforce By David Matthews 24 January
Queensland signals intent to offer ‘Western civilisation’ courses Ramsay partnership provides ‘a unique opportunity and substantial uplift in funding’, university leadership says By John Ross 21 January
Suicide warning over foreign students ‘suffering in silence’ Tragedies exacerbated by lack of research and information sharing, coroner’s study finds By John Ross 17 January
Brazilian academics ‘gaslighted’ in swirl of policy rumours Funding agency forced to deny scholarship candidates will be required to take an ideology test By Rachael Pells 15 January
Erasmus students ‘only learn English’ on year abroad Separate classes, often in English, mean European students are failing to learn their host country’s tongue, new book finds By David Matthews 1 January
US-style free speech controversies arrive in Germany Invitation of two far-right speakers to the University of Siegen has prompted protests and counter-claims of censorship By David Matthews 18 December
More cuts to Australian research in ‘brutal’ mini-budget PhD scholarships in the sights as cutbacks more than double analysts’ expectations By John Ross 17 December
Business schools ‘ignore cooperatives’ Graduate programmes tipped to lure disillusioned millennials By John Ross 16 December
Broadening access ‘not just an equity programme’ Equity ‘synonymous’ with excellence, creating the pre-conditions for multi-dimensional learning, conference hears By John Ross 14 December
Australian research and development spending ‘at 40-year low’ Universities beg government to cancel cut planned for mini-budget By John Ross 13 December
Tenured workforce now in minority at Australian universities Job security a dream for most higher education staff as casualisation escalates By John Ross 13 December
Lack of evidence means education is ‘like 19th-century medicine’ Increased statistical evaluation will pinpoint the educational ‘treatments’ that work, says Yidan prizewinner By John Ross 9 December
Australian paper argues case for teaching-only universities Universities could also be forced to justify the quality and quantity of their research By John Ross 6 December
Labor inquiry offers opportunity to ‘reset’ Australian research Move by party tipped to form next government triggers speculation over creation of teaching-only universities By John Ross 6 December
Netherlands plans overhaul of academic careers in move away from metrics Country will also consider creating teaching-focused professorships to stop academics being overloaded by responsibilities By David Matthews 6 December
First gender equality awards for Australian universities Fifteen institutions secure bronze accreditation as Athena SWAN heads south By John Ross 5 December
Glyn Davis: ‘no evidence’ for free speech crisis in universities Concocted claims reflect an American ‘preoccupation’, says former Melbourne vice-chancellor By John Ross 4 December
Jobs site hopes to lift lid on ‘opaque’ academic hiring ProfHub plans to let applicants rate universities – and allow anonymous leaks – about the academic selection process By David Matthews 3 December
Australian universities fear cuts to funded postgraduate places Sector leaders fear consultation could be cover for cutbacks By John Ross 2 December
Sector reviews ‘once in a generation’ moment for Australian HE As reviews pile on reviews, academics urged to get on board By John Ross 29 November
