Student arrivals to remain limited in Australia and New Zealand International student flows kept on drip feed as politics, fear and logistics trump large-scale influxes By John Ross 27 January
PhD study has minimal impact on mental well-being, study claims Academic says glut of gloomy research on postgraduate welfare could have unhelpful impact By Jack Grove 24 January
Excessive selection criteria ‘bogging down academic recruitment’ Australian study suggests academics’ recruitment habits exacerbate their workload problems By John Ross 22 January
Scientists urged to change out of pyjamas for sake of well-being Survey of Australian researchers also reveals unusual problems associated with home working, including sleepwalkers gatecrashing Zoom calls By Jack Grove 19 January
Pandemic could induce ‘sectoral failure’ in Australia, v-c warns While Greg Craven warns competition for business and law students could bankrupt some universities, colleagues disagree By John Ross 19 January
Building entrepreneurial ecosystems can help universities thrive Providing opportunities for entrepreneurism and learning from start-up culture is no longer a cool optional extra for universities − it is a necessity, says Sam Robertson By Sam Robertson 19 January
New Zealand allows more international students to return Low case rates will allow the phased return from April, says education minister By Jack Grove 14 January
Rethink how you do everything, Australian universities urged Reassessing operations through an institutional mission lens will prove more palatable than business-driven decisions, says ex-Adelaide boss By John Ross 14 January
Australia warns universities’ foreign ties may be ‘lobbying’ Institutions with overseas links seen to be acting ‘on behalf of’ foreign interests By John Ross 11 January
‘Student profile’ key to lectures’ future in Australia Student demographics will guide whether universities retain or discard large-scale lectures, administrator says By John Ross 10 January
Universities are key to addressing New Zealand’s productivity gap Nurturing talent via teaching and research is a well-established pathway to building an innovative, prosperous society, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 10 January
Academics and civil servants trade places to boost farm yields Agricultural agreements between Australian universities and government agencies could overhaul farm profitability By John Ross 9 January
