Anthony McClaran swaps Australia for St Mary’s v-c job Catholic institution hires TEQSA chief executive who led QAA and Ucas Chris Havergal 1月 16日
Australian education bodies take action as bushfires still rage International education association considers its frequent flyers footprint, as university representative body joins crisis talks John Ross 1月 14日
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 John Ross 1月 14日
Murdoch withdraws financial pursuit of whistleblower Perth university offers concession ‘in the spirit of moving towards a resolution’ with Gerd Schröder-Turk John Ross 1月 13日
Australian bushfires spotlight campuses’ sanctuary roles Disaster entrenches universities’ function as community safe spaces John Ross 1月 10日
Ex-judge to investigate controversial marine research Australian university scrutinises former student’s research record, as whistleblowers refute ocean acidification theory John Ross 1月 8日
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 Andrew Norton 1月 6日
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 Dawn Freshwater 1月 2日
Working after hours? It’s academic Did they know it was Christmas? Research probes academic propensity for submitting work out of hours John Ross 1月 1日
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 John Ross 12月 20日
Paddy Nixon to take the helm at Canberra UUK vice-president heading back Down Under after five years in Northern Ireland John Ross 12月 20日
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 John Ross 12月 18日