Bushfire research opportunities ‘vanishing’ without funding Frustration as Australian Research Council takes six months to judge applications to support urgent impact assessments By John Ross 6 March
Anger over Massey’s plan to switch teaching locations Science students may be required to move about 250 miles from current Auckland campus as university attempts to mitigate a contribution shortfall By John Ross 6 March
More Australian universities offer cash help over coronavirus Australian National University unveils latest assistance package for travel-stymied students By John Ross 5 March
UNSW gets approval for second Canberra campus Capital set to become more crowded, as territory government greenlights sixth campus By John Ross 5 March
Australia coronavirus travel ban situation ‘fluid’ amid criticism Commentators say that third countries through which Chinese students are allowed to transit appear the riskier propositions By John Ross 4 March
Funding extinguished for Australian bushfire research centre ‘Highly effective’ research hub’s days are numbered, Australian estimates committee hears By John Ross 4 March
New Zealand: thinktank to help small country tackle big questions University of Auckland centre to be led by science diplomat Sir Peter Gluckman By John Ross 3 March
Sydney pauses spending as A$200 million coronavirus hit looms University puts recruitment, international travel and capital projects on hold By John Ross 3 March
Subsidy shifts and fee hikes on the menu for Australian universities Minister flags ‘financial fine-tunings’ to ‘squeeze greater productivity out of existing funding’ By John Ross 2 March
Australian university groups dispute ‘academic freedom’ definition Proposed definition could provide get-out-of-jail-free card for ‘rogue academics’, some claim By John Ross 2 March
Research grant disclosure order ‘a big improvement’ Australian senate order could put an end to deadline clashes plaguing research grant applicants By John Ross 28 February
No end to coronavirus travel ban Respite increasingly unlikely as Australia moves into pandemic mode By John Ross 27 February
