Adelaide v-c ousted after groping colleagues ‘lied repeatedly’ Chancellor fell on his sword after respecting victims’ pleas for confidentiality, accepting poor legal advice and swallowing ‘lies’ about sex scandals By John Ross 26 August
Australian government to guarantee domestic teaching grants Concessions address some concerns about proposed changes, but other worries linger By John Ross 25 August
Acronym acrimony: glut of abbreviations ‘hindering understanding’ Australian analysis finds acronym use has multiplied tenfold in abstracts, with 94 per cent of 17,500 possible three-letter combinations used at least once By John Ross 22 August
‘More scrutiny needed’ on Chinese talent recruitment Australian thinktank tracks sharp increase in overseas recruitment stations and warns of links to covert activities By John Ross 21 August
Sydney hoses down speculation of job losses in the thousands Australian university insists it is just planning for potential scenarios, amid claims that 3,000 jobs are at risk By John Ross 20 August
Australian ministers’ radical fee reform creates storm of uncertainty Different scenarios for legislative progress force universities to plan for range of outcomes By John Ross 20 August
Australian overseas mobility programme heads online New guidelines offer fresh hope for veteran Indonesia studies scheme that was facing closure because of Covid impact on overseas travel By John Ross 20 August
‘Nurture trumps nature’ in PhD success Strength of supervision more important than prior ability in determining doctoral performance, Australian study indicates By John Ross 20 August
Universities need to have mask discussion, says UNSW deputy Campus reopening plans not such a hot issue Down Under, but key questions still need to be resolved By John Ross 18 August
Opening up campuses is harder than closing them Even with a rock-star border collie on side, allowing students to flock back takes careful planning, says Neil Quigley By Neil Quigley 18 August
Let us deal with failing students, universities tell Canberra New measures slipped into draft Australian legislation ‘heavy handed’ and unnecessary, university group says By John Ross 17 August
Whistleblowers irked as fishy research probe finds no misconduct Critics say Australian inquiry excluded external witnesses and rationalised questionable activities By John Ross 17 August
