Australia and New Zealand

As reviews pile on reviews, academics urged to get on board

Hyped technology has delivered mixed access benefits, minor cost reduction and poor quality, conference hears

Analysis of rankings data suggests Australia has made ground and without an apparent cost to research quality

Australia’s twice-unlucky research grant applicants raise questions about the assessment process, but they could help elevate science as an election issue, says John Ross

Scholar loses confidence in application process after her previously approved project fails research council review

Latest edition of Clarivate analysis suggests nation is on upward trajectory

Reduce applicants’ workload and review funding for indirect research costs, Australian MPs tell government

Research the goal but not the currency, as Australian universities chase Chinese dollars

Casual academics stuck in second class, as gold-plated conditions make tenure a distant dream

Legislation leaves government free to ‘ratchet up’ levy, say critics

Analysis of wage premiums from tertiary education suggests that the system struggles to deliver the changing skills that the economy demands, says Stephen Parker

Regional threats and migration policy changes could ‘jeopardise student flows’, says study