World Academic Summit: toughest, not most talented, stay in academia, says Nobelist Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure &intolerable* precarity throughout their thirties By Jack Grove 10 September
OECD: Australian students* high fees reap low individual returns With US-style personal contributions and Scandinavian-style payoffs, Australians have the worst of both worlds, suggests Education at a Glance By John Ross 10 September
World Academic Summit: alumni, not v-cs, &are best advocates for universities* Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding By Jack Grove 10 September
Australian immunologist claims top US award French-born scientist*s discoveries explained the organising principle of the adaptive immune system By John Ross 10 September
New Zealand*s vice-chancellors are also walking a tightrope over China Recent clashes over Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square have strained universities* diplomatic sinews, says Roger Smyth By Roger Smyth 10 September
Want to shift your university*s performance? Focus on decision-making and culture Strong decision-making and a focus on culture enabled a rapid shift in the performance of an Australian behemoth, says Michael Spence By Michael Spence 9 September
More Australian vice-chancellors earning A$1 million Average remuneration hits A$982,900 (?543,800), 51勛圖 analysis shows By John Ross 9 September
Fresh questions over Australian evaluation of humanities research Widening chasm between sciences and humanities scholarship not found in other countries By John Ross 7 September
Inadequate support &contributes to foreign students* alienation* Chinese students* misunderstanding of their host society thwarts their efforts to integrate in Australia, says academic By John Ross 6 September
ANU to host southern hub of Gillard*s female leadership centre Former PM*s institute and Nobel laureate*s university team up to explore gender bias in leadership By John Ross 5 September
Australian university adopts &block teaching* for postgraduates Victoria University will also implement model for vocational qualifications, after success at undergraduate level By John Ross 2 September
Research-shy institutions &could lose university status* Australian reviewer suggests quality and scale of scholarly output should be key factor in deciding classification By John Ross 2 September