Impact Rankings 2021: Australasian universities dominate Region retains pre-eminence in league table based on alignment with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals By John Ross 21 April
Australian government ‘not?hostile to?universities’: Pyne Unfavourable policies stem from ‘frustrations’ over stymied reforms, former education minister says By John Ross 21 April
Scientists and spies ‘should work together on research risks’ Sectors should bury the hatchet and bolster each other’s intelligence capabilities, Australian paper suggests By John Ross 20 April
Labor backs Australian drive for research commercialisation Opposition pledges unity ticket with government on ‘single most important piece of microeconomic reform that faces the nation today’ By John Ross 20 April
Gender parity in astronomy ‘impossible without intervention’ Australian astrophysicist adapts galaxy modelling techniques to track path of current employment practices By John Ross 19 April
Innovation Summit: short-term government policies ‘holding back research’ Chief executive of biotechnology giant urges governments to provide long-term clarity on support for research By Jack Grove 19 April
Commercialisation my ‘number?one priority’: Tudge Australian minister offers no new details on proposed commercialisation scheme or timing of international students’ return By John Ross 19 April
With Australia ‘closed for business’, Chinese look elsewhere Stranded students ‘won’t put their lives on hold’, diplomats warn universities By John Ross 15 April
Bullying up: academic ‘incivility’ exerts heavy toll on deans Senior scholars increasingly victims of gossip, muttering and insubordination, researchers say By John Ross 15 April
Worries for Australian universities as Indian summer cools While concern has centred on vulnerable flows from China, an Indian exodus could prove more devastating By John Ross 14 April
We won’t burden universities, Australian senator promises Security committee chairman does not want to cultivate a culture of ‘learned helplessness’ where universities defer judgement to the government By John Ross 13 April
Latin America pivot ‘no easy matter’ for Australian universities Paucity of agents, degree-averse students and lack of focus in Canberra hamper universities from cultivating alternative markets, webinar hears By John Ross 13 April