Pandemic &cost Australian universities more than 17,000 staff* Universities and government dispute magnitude of sector*s losses as it braces for worse in 2021 By John Ross 2 February
Peter H?j takes the reins at University of Adelaide Danish-born viticultural scientist arrives with strong accolades and a reputation for cosiness with China By John Ross 2 February
Australian students take &try-before-you-buy* approach to degrees Accelerating trend adds to nightmare scenario for admissions staff and forces universities to lift their game on student experience By John Ross 2 February
Australian state brushes aside transparency recommendations New South Wales sidesteps call for more reporting of universities* foreign fee fix By John Ross 1 February
Lectures on the way out in Australia and New Zealand, says survey Covid-19 proves both a stimulant and restraint on the jettisoning of long-form lectures By John Ross 31 January
Ian Jacobs: &No regrets* about international education splurge University leaders harnessed an ephemeral income stream to realise &ambitious* institutional strategies By John Ross 31 January
Biased grant reviewers &should be put on?notice* &No-cost* administrative changes would save money and heartache, Australian researchers tell new minister By John Ross 28 January
Ian Jacobs to return to UK after leaving UNSW Sydney British oncologist announces departure from Sydney institution, citing family pressures By John Ross 28 January
Student arrivals to remain limited in Australia and New Zealand International student flows kept on drip feed as politics, fear and logistics trump large-scale influxes By John Ross 27 January
PhD study has minimal impact on mental well-being, study claims Academic says glut of gloomy research on postgraduate welfare could have unhelpful impact By Jack Grove 24 January
Excessive selection criteria &bogging down academic recruitment* Australian study suggests academics* recruitment habits exacerbate their workload problems By John Ross 22 January
Pandemic could induce &sectoral failure* in Australia, v-c warns While Greg Craven warns competition for business and law students could bankrupt some universities, colleagues disagree By John Ross 19 January