Some staff are more equal than others Coronavirus-induced workforce shedding has exposed the chasm in Australian university employment arrangements, says John Ross By John Ross 20 July
New Australian visa settings a &rare piece of good news* Fee waivers and clarified work rights arrangements applauded, but worries that the new conditions may be too restrictive By John Ross 20 July
Adelaide vice-chancellor departs over &ill health* University*s former boss will not return from indefinite leave, as misconduct probe continues By John Ross 20 July
Casual staff &not considered real workers* as job axe falls The scant information about job losses among Australia*s insecure staff speaks volumes about how management sees them, say critics By John Ross 19 July
We must get beyond research management-by-numbers Simplistic performance measures hold research back, says Jim McCluskey, as Melbourne becomes the first Australian university to sign up to Dora By Jim McCluskey 17 July
Melbourne v-c: &narrow thinking* risks post-pandemic recovery Universities* breadth of viewpoints more important than ever in this &dark period of history*, says Melbourne v-c By John Ross 16 July
Pandemic prompts lifelong-learning pivot and 500 job losses at UNSW Australian university*s financial problems force a restructure and 500 redundancies, but vice-chancellor stresses opportunity in adversity By John Ross 15 July
Adelaide appoints new chancellor after governance crisis Legal trailblazer to oversee governance of Australia*s third oldest university at a troubled time By John Ross 15 July
Australia &should discount fully online classes* post-Covid &Cloud* discounts and fee and subsidy tweaks could underpin acceptable compromise deal, policy specialist suggests By John Ross 14 July
Remote Summit: Australia stands out as leaving research elite to bear virus burden The differential impacts of the Covid-19 wrecking ball reflect different countries* priorities, conference hears By John Ross 14 July
Leadership crisis besets University of the South Pacific Oceania*s pan-national university enveloped by scandal, duelling governance bodies and tit-for-tat accusations By John Ross 14 July
Queensland upholds suspension of?anti-China crusader Suspension reduced but it &still gets me out of the way*, Australian student representative says By John Ross 13 July