Australia winds back national interest test for research grants Critics claim victory as assessment of research benefits is handed back to the experts By John Ross 1 December
Students priced out of housing market in Australian cities Independent housing ¡®moderately to severely unaffordable¡¯, as locals opt for alternatives By John Ross 1 December
Three vetoed research projects win funding on second attempt Narrow line between success and failure in latest round of Australian competitive grant funding By John Ross 28 November
¡®Shifting value proposition¡¯ underpins rise in contract cheating ¡®Renaissance¡¯ ideals of integrity may mean little to the sharing economy generation, Australian conference hears By John Ross 24 November
Accord must loosen regulatory grip on university model ¨C Davis Australian public service chief rails against scale in call for ¡°alternatives¡± to huge comprehensive institutions By John Ross 24 November
Pay disparity data reveal elite clique in Australian universities For all their collegiality, pay disparity in Australian universities is ¡®not out of step¡¯ with big business By John Ross 23 November
¡®No silver bullet¡¯ for cheating in online exams Australian study suggests simply reinstating on-campus tests may not have much effect By John Ross 22 November
Australia¡¯s new access targets ¡®need rigorous research¡¯ Articulating numerical goals can focus efforts, commentators say, but not always in the right direction By John Ross 22 November
Accord must address ¡®what Australian universities are for¡¯ Sector should use review to break free from internal preoccupation and ¡®utilitarian¡¯ focus on private domestic benefit, conference hears By John Ross 21 November
Myanmar frees jailed Australian academic Sean Turnell Economist released weeks after being sentenced to three years¡¯ imprisonment over ¡®trumped up¡¯ charges By John Ross 17 November
Australia fires starting gun on major higher education review Non-partisan panel asked to update access targets and complete Bradley review¡¯s unfinished business By John Ross 16 November
Australia and New Zealand strike open access deal with Elsevier Region¡¯s biggest transformative agreement ¡®an important first step¡¯ in open access ¡®journey¡¯ By John Ross 15 November