Anthony McClaran swaps Australia for St Mary’s v-c job Catholic institution hires TEQSA chief executive who led QAA and Ucas By Chris Havergal 16 January
Australian education bodies take action as bushfires still rage International education association considers its frequent flyers footprint, as university representative body joins crisis talks By John Ross 14 January
Australian academics debate long-term impact of bushfire crisis As universities help to shoulder the disaster response, experts say the ultimate outcomes from a tragic summer are hard to predict By John Ross 14 January
Murdoch withdraws financial pursuit of whistleblower Perth university offers concession ‘in the spirit of moving towards a resolution’ with Gerd Schröder-Turk By John Ross 13 January
Australian bushfires spotlight campuses’ sanctuary roles Disaster entrenches universities’ function as community safe spaces By John Ross 10 January
Ex-judge to investigate controversial marine research Australian university scrutinises former student’s research record, as whistleblowers refute ocean acidification theory By John Ross 8 January
Universities need to learn the early lessons of lifelong learning Ongoing falls in Australian postgraduate recruitment suggest a trend away from structured education for people in mid-career, says Andrew Norton By Andrew Norton 6 January
Australia must not pull up the ladder for poorer students Student income support is increasingly insufficient and in urgent need of reform, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 2 January
Working after hours? It’s academic Did they know it was Christmas? Research probes academic propensity for submitting work out of hours By John Ross 1 January
Australian funding model ‘risks backfiring on national interest’ Missteps with international students ‘a bigger threat to the national interest’ than to university budgets, says commentator By John Ross 20 December
Paddy Nixon to take the helm at Canberra UUK vice-president heading back Down Under after five years in Northern Ireland By John Ross 20 December
Whistleblower row university limits governing body’s powers New rules at Murdoch limit staff members who senators can speak to and remove obligation to report corruption to external watchdog By John Ross 18 December
