‘Surge in dodgy visa applications’ after Australia scraps work limits Pakistan, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana and three Indian states named as sources of ‘emerging integrity issues’ John Ross 7月 13日
Kathleen Folbigg: expertise on trial over notorious child deaths Case of Australia’s ‘most hated woman’ highlights tensions between justice, science and courts’ need to distinguish between world experts and ‘proven performers’ John Ross 7月 10日
‘Do it all’ culture ‘driving great resignation’ in academia Coursera co-founder warns that faculty are ‘burning the candle at multiple ends’ John Ross 7月 8日
Plan for ‘catastrophic’ break with China, conference hears Vivienne Stern tells Australian conference that universities should make contingency preparations for collapse in relations John Ross 7月 7日
Doctoral dreams dashed as Canberra puts visa applications on hold Australia the biggest loser, universities warn, as protracted delays shepherd PhD applicants elsewhere John Ross 7月 7日
Stick with Job-Ready Graduates reforms, Tudge tells Labor While contentious reforms were ‘a first for the OECD’, conference hears, they have reinforced a move away from taxpayer funding John Ross 7月 7日
No more ‘delays and interference’ in research grants, Labor vows But new Australian education minister silent on sector’s calls for more spending on teaching and research John Ross 7月 6日
We’re employers as well as educators, universities tell Canberra Australian sector pitches for a ‘reset’ as it gathers in the seat of government John Ross 7月 5日
Covid cuts ‘extraordinary opportunity’ for next-door university Deemed surplus to needs as their university amassed a A$200 million buffer, UWA social scientists find welcome at Curtin John Ross 7月 3日
Australia’s ministerial sign-off rule for PhDs watered down New approach ‘a great outcome’ for those fearing impacts of the ‘most bone-headed idea ever’ John Ross 7月 1日
Data deficiency plagues Australian retention efforts While policy incentivises retention, approved leaves of absence are counted as attrition John Ross 6月 30日
Student enrolment boom seen in Australian census ‘already gone’ While Covid may have ushered record numbers of Australians to university, a chipper labour market is luring them away again John Ross 6月 29日
