Australian government moves to legislate on academic freedom ¡®Real action¡¯ will come when the government changes the regulator¡¯s standards, policy expert says By John Ross 28 October
Average Australian v-c¡¯s pay smashes through A$1 million barrier Seven-figure pay packets raise questions over strategic leadership in year when universities¡¯ business model crashed By John Ross 28 October
King¡¯s College London appoints Melbourne medical dean as next head Appointment continues a flourishing trend of university leaders hopping between UK and Australia By John Ross 27 October
A third of Australian sector ¡®underpaying staff¡¯, union?warns Some universities acknowledge ¡®errors¡¯ totalling millions of dollars but deny deliberate ¡®wage theft¡¯ By John Ross 27 October
Murdoch whistleblowers ¡®overlooked¡¯ by regulator¡¯s investigation Scant feedback raises transparency concerns over Australian regulator¡¯s compliance activities By John Ross 27 October
Don¡¯t ¡®pull back¡¯ on fundraising, ANZ universities urged Universities ¡®optimistic¡¯ about pandemic philanthropy, as deeper pockets compensate for decline in donor numbers By John Ross 26 October
Scientists¡¯ work conditions ¡®steady¡¯ despite pandemic Australian survey finds little change in morale, workload or fatigue, but next year¡¯s results could tell a different story By John Ross 25 October
History of common cause offers campuses lessons for today An Australian university history brimming with modern-day parallels shows how collectivism helped forge the sector By John Ross 25 October
Open access ¡®top performers¡¯ in Africa and Latin America Multi-source analysis of global open-access practices throws up surprises, with Europe and the US lagging behind By John Ross 24 October
V-c: pandemic ¡®existential threat¡¯ to?gender equality in?academia Former Australian vice-chancellor says gains for women in recent decades ¡®cannot be lost¡¯ By Ellie Bothwell 23 October
Marine biologists clash on limits of research reproducibility ¡®Exact¡¯ replication a pipe dream, combatants say, amid claims and counter claims about reef science By John Ross 21 October
Australian research assessment ¡®too expensive and opaque¡¯ Veteran administrator calls for Excellence in Research for Australia workload and frequency to be slashed By John Ross 20 October
