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Australian authority the latest to review planned merger of Cengage and McGraw-Hill

Maps ruled invalid by a court in The Hague have appeared in scientific publishing

Australia's top-ranked university joins growing list of institutions trading off the innate commercial value of their land

Government retains title for top independent colleges, while accepting all other recommendations of provider category review

Drip feed of funds from the supposed fix to voluntary student unionism leaves guilds in perilous state, warn union leaders 

Research partnerships with the Asian giant keep homegrown AI innovation afloat, new report argues

Sleepless summer beckons for policy wonks, as Canberra endorses another major review

Study finds that overseas scholars in former communist countries work there not out of deliberate choice but often due to ‘happenstance’, love or to escape poor job prospects at home

Old and new home trade compliments, as former deputy calls time on six-year sojourn out west

Australian representative bodies back consolidation of education and training portfolios, as tide comes back in again

Australian study finds no difference between housing arranged overseas and lodgings organised locally

Draft bill ‘clarified’ to prevent inadvertent targeting of family and friends

Proposals include new job classifications, a rolling back of metrics, and shorter publication lists in a bid to end excessive ‘emphasis on research performance’

International education advocate predicts that competitor countries will be forced to respond to policy shift in order to stay competitive

Prominence of gratis services causes ‘uneasiness’ among researchers, as Australia eyes law against contract cheating

Critics fear initiative could widen social inequalities

If periodicals hit open access targets, they could avoid being blacklisted by major European research funders in 2021

While overall fundraising haul is down, report says annual variations are to be expected

Eastern and Western students are silent in different ways, academics say

Public discussion bears little resemblance to the productive relationship hidden ‘beneath the water line’

Poorly designed outreach schemes, privacy restrictions and standoffish companies combining to waste resource

Research also finds that branch campus graduates earn more than their peers who studied in the West

Elsevier could sell Dutch universities a bundle of journal access rights and software, raising concerns that universities could become stuck in one publisher’s software ecosystem

Don’t overlook opportunities in booming archipelago nations, Australian universities urged

One institution has 26 vice-presidents, research finds, following calls for the number of senior managers to be radically cut

Strong demand and careful due diligence to ensure that new offshore presence won’t be one of the ‘train wrecks’

Caught up in a national anxiety about falling behind technologically, universities have recruited hundreds of new professors including data experts and digital humanities professors

Queensland institution plots ‘visible and confident presence’ in business district as it flags ‘alternative use’ for campus in the suburbs

Exchange students from around the world advised to leave as violence intensifies

Research must be at the core of deepened ties with the subcontinent, India expert says

Findings highlight need for ‘carefully considered’ use of platform as an educational tool

‘Non-prescriptive’ guidance highlights due diligence, cyber security and staff perks

Conferences should be part of the open access debate, Tokyo researcher says

Announcement by new government given cautious welcome by academics – although questions remain over funding and political independence

Leading sociologist of inequality fears boosting the status of a select few universities could mean a closed educational elite, as in the US or France 

Delays in the name of political PR ‘forcing academics overseas’

Setting the tone is the main contribution of multinational RCEP agreement, analysts say

Outrage over move to replace in-house publishing with ‘open and digitised access to information’

Journal's investigation exonerates fish researcher, who has previous retraction to her name

Deficiencies in Australian university governance made worse by state government selection of councillors, reviewer says

Analysts say added flexibility is welcome but question how horse-trading scheme would work

New figures raise question of whether government has thwarted progress on its own policy priority

By failing to defend their international engagement, universities have become tangled in popular revolt against globalisation, says professor

‘Investment, policy support and consistency’ crucial to university role in regional development

Ream of new reports suggest capping of places is continuing to take a toll, but justify policy focus on graduate employment

Commentators laud ‘exciting’ political pairing of seasoned bureaucrat and entrepreneurial icon

Australian Qualifications Framework overhaul also recommends decoupling of knowledge and skills

‘Regional’ tag extended, after cities lobby for international education incentives

AQF review also recommends smoother pathways between vocational and higher education

Move comes amid concern about treatment of academics who criticise employers

Opposition driven by fear of ‘increases in cultural diversity’, analysis suggests

Technology organisation says gender balanced intake is a sign of things to come

While relations reboot bodes well for Australian institutions, transnational review threatens green shoots

Coalition finally succeeds in dispatching the nest egg it initiated last decade

Constitutional Council decision could strike a blow against expansion plan for international students and grandes écoles’ fees policy

Lack of community involvement spawns misunderstanding of international education, says veteran politician and diplomat

Australian research highlights contrasting motivations of students and their parents, and the need to appeal to both groups

New report warns presentation of discounts as ‘scholarships’ is driving ‘race to the bottom’

Western Australian capital seeks regional redefinition in hope of benefiting from new incentive schemes

New category would give top colleges bragging rights and a platform to upgrade to university status