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
Teaching evaluations ‘mirror students’ gender and culture’ Gradings influenced more by sex and ethnicity than teachers’ experience By John Ross 13 February
Wollongong clarifies Ramsay sway over Western civilisation course Australian university releases details of curriculum for philanthropically funded degree By John Ross 12 February
TEF head makes case Down Under for ‘rebalancing’ sector targets Sir Chris Husbands visits Australia as it considers introducing performance-related funding system similar to UK’s teaching excellence framework By John Ross 11 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
Melbourne Publishing’s potboiler poses questions about role of uni press If popular books trump scholarly monographs, what’s the point of academic publishers? asks John Ross By John Ross 11 February
Martin Green: Sun King’s supervisor basks in rays of hope Counting China’s first green billionaire among your mentees doesn’t hurt in funding applications, says UNSW 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
Australian universities trial ‘respectful relationships’ training Four institutions to pilot online module next year By John Ross 5 February
