More Australian universities turn to?property speculation With land prices and Covid costs both ballooning, universities are selling up and retreating on to campus By John Ross 7 September
Australian sexual abuse survey ‘more robust’ Methodological issues in 2016 study will be addressed, representative body says By John Ross 5 September
Want better student engagement? Turn your course into a?game Gamification is not a magic bullet and it will not magically make the most boring task exciting, but it can be a catalyst for change By John Ross 4 September
World University Rankings 2022: Australasian universities hold firm While Antipodean institutions have fended off competition from Asia, the full impacts of Covid are yet to flow through By John Ross 2 September
World Academic Summit: indigenous reconciliation ‘can get in way of action’ Notions of reconciliation and treaty should be treated as ongoing journeys rather than destinations, summit hears By John Ross 1 September
Australian universities ‘need prudential oversight’ Economist says scrutiny could boost transparency of university accounts, provide benchmarking advice and avoid risky excesses By John Ross 31 August
New Zealand academic freedom ‘in crisis’ Management blamed for ‘constraining of voice’ that corrals public interventions into academics’ disciplinary areas By John Ross 31 August
Self-confessed cheats ‘the tip of the iceberg’ Australian research suggests swapping assignments is more prevalent than buying or selling them By John Ross 31 August
‘Slow’ thinking key to winning the ‘infodemic’ battle, says study Australian findings on receptiveness to Covid misinformation have implications for teaching as well as engagement By John Ross 29 August
Toll of ARC’s preprints rule revealed Fears for physics pipeline as 32 researchers relinquish up to A$22m for citing preprints By John Ross 26 August
Australian ERA probe ‘kicked the can down the road’ Review of Australia’s research assessment exercise focused on known problems and left inadequate time to fix them, critic says By John Ross 26 August
Australia needs a new model of international education for the post-Covid era Revamping delivery modes and partnerships will give Australia a more resilient, student-centred sector with regional appeal, says Deborah Terry By Deborah Terry 26 August
