Bite-sized courses provide sustenance in Australia Despite scepticism about the business model, short courses prove an earner for cash-starved institutions By John Ross 15 September
Australian Research Council abandons preprints ban But thousands of Australian researchers remain in limbo, with reviled rule still in force for grants under consideration By John Ross 14 September
Crunching the Covid crisis: ‘everybody was in the same boat’ Technologically proficient teachers ‘struggled just as much’ in pandemic-induced online stampede By John Ross 14 September
Pandemic job losses ‘accelerating’ in Australia Permanent rather than casual staff now being targeted, report suggests, but expert queries data underpinning the analysis By John Ross 13 September
University of Sydney underpaid staff by millions, review finds Acknowledgment comes days after apology from Melbourne By John Ross 13 September
‘Old farts’ get no favours from research’s new epsilon index Researcher rating tool ‘corrects for most biases’ and allows comparisons across disciplines By John Ross 11 September
Universities must keep flying the flag for internationalisation Australia and New Zealand’s isolation continues, but global collaboration is ever more crucial, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 11 September
Australian regulator signals doubts about Turnitin-Ouriginal deal Buyout could remove ‘particularly innovative competitor’, watchdog warns By John Ross 10 September
Fears for future of pan-Pacific university Observers worry that treasured institution could fracture, just like the region’s political partnership By John Ross 10 September
Researchers target choke point in RNA revolution Melbourne team focuses on ‘unsexy’ end of the next big thing in biomedicine By John Ross 8 September
Nauru hits back as Fiji withholds USP funding South Pacific nations trade barbs as unique pan-national university enters world stage By John Ross 8 September
RMIT chancellor steps down over casino appointment Long-time leader’s departure amid casino furore follows withdrawal of Newcastle’s coal-aligned appointee By John Ross 7 September