Australia needs an international education champion, too Appointing Sir Steve Smith to spearhead the UK’s strategy could see Australia lose ground, warns Tim Dunne By Tim Dunne 26 July
Pioneering degree opens up quantum world to undergraduates UNSW degree, thought to be first of its kind in world, aims to stay ahead of quantum engineering curve and meet surging global demand for skills By John Ross 23 July
Australian PM: ‘no special deal’ for universities on bailouts While universities have been made to jump through extra hoops, Scott Morrison says they are being treated like any other billion-dollar business By John Ross 21 July
Rethink funding reforms, Australian government told Proposed university funding changes are unnecessarily complex and ‘rife with unintended consequences’, laureate professors say By John Ross 21 July
Early career academics ‘victims of their own brains’ Aspirants are convinced they can succeed against the odds because they have always succeeded in the past, analysis of ‘quit lit’ suggests By John Ross 21 July
Some staff are more equal than others Coronavirus-induced workforce shedding has exposed the chasm in Australian university employment arrangements, says John Ross By John Ross 20 July
New Australian visa settings a ‘rare piece of good news’ Fee waivers and clarified work rights arrangements applauded, but worries that the new conditions may be too restrictive By John Ross 20 July
Adelaide vice-chancellor departs over ‘ill health’ University’s former boss will not return from indefinite leave, as misconduct probe continues By John Ross 20 July
Casual staff ‘not considered real workers’ as job axe falls The scant information about job losses among Australia’s insecure staff speaks volumes about how management sees them, say critics By John Ross 19 July
We must get beyond research management-by-numbers Simplistic performance measures hold research back, says Jim McCluskey, as Melbourne becomes the first Australian university to sign up to Dora By Jim McCluskey 17 July
Melbourne v-c: ‘narrow thinking’ risks post-pandemic recovery Universities’ breadth of viewpoints more important than ever in this ‘dark period of history’, says Melbourne v-c By John Ross 16 July
Pandemic prompts lifelong-learning pivot and 500 job losses at UNSW Australian university’s financial problems force a restructure and 500 redundancies, but vice-chancellor stresses opportunity in adversity By John Ross 15 July
