A third of Australian sector ‘underpaying staff’, union warns Some universities acknowledge ‘errors’ totalling millions of dollars but deny deliberate ‘wage theft’ By John Ross 27 October
Murdoch whistleblowers ‘overlooked’ by regulator’s investigation Scant feedback raises transparency concerns over Australian regulator’s compliance activities By John Ross 27 October
Don’t ‘pull back’ on fundraising, ANZ universities urged Universities ‘optimistic’ about pandemic philanthropy, as deeper pockets compensate for decline in donor numbers By John Ross 26 October
Scientists’ work conditions ‘steady’ despite pandemic Australian survey finds little change in morale, workload or fatigue, but next year’s results could tell a different story By John Ross 25 October
History of common cause offers campuses lessons for today An Australian university history brimming with modern-day parallels shows how collectivism helped forge the sector By John Ross 25 October
Open access ‘top performers’ in Africa and Latin America Multi-source analysis of global open-access practices throws up surprises, with Europe and the US lagging behind By John Ross 24 October
V-c: pandemic ‘existential threat’ to gender equality in academia Former Australian vice-chancellor says gains for women in recent decades ‘cannot be lost’ By Ellie Bothwell 23 October
Marine biologists clash on limits of research reproducibility ‘Exact’ replication a pipe dream, combatants say, amid claims and counter claims about reef science By John Ross 21 October
Australian research assessment ‘too expensive and opaque’ Veteran administrator calls for Excellence in Research for Australia workload and frequency to be slashed By John Ross 20 October
Funding reforms take some blame as more Australian jobs cut STEM-focused university warns that looming fee and subsidy changes may sharpen pandemic’s bite By John Ross 20 October
Australia’s parliament passes contentious fee reforms New ARC funding arrangements will also redirect more money to applied research By John Ross 19 October
New Zealand election heralds more tight times for universities Higher education well down the priority pecking order as resounding Labour win pushes policy into the centre By John Ross 19 October
