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When credible concerns emerge about research validity, universities and journals must move quickly, writes John Ross

The US admissions scandal notwithstanding, Australian university history reveals a variety of approaches to allocating university places, say Gwilym Croucher, James Waghorne and Hamza Bin Jehangir

Signals suggest Australia’s regional universities could face a tough task in maintaining registration

Opponents should learn from Chinese candidates’ successful and potentially formative forays into democratic politics, says Salvatore Babones

Australia’s vice-chancellors must wake up: China's munificence is all motivated by its vast geopolitical ambition, says Nick Forster

Nation’s egalitarian culture, policies on widening access and Asia-Pacific location seen as key to success in THE University Impact Rankings measure

But revival of the demand-driven system would be a mixed blessing, consultant warns

Conference windfalls alone justify the membership costs of global scientific community, analysis finds

Controversial course proposals a test for governance, opponents say

Skewed funding blunts government influence over what gets researched, expert warns

Astrophysics breakthrough a triumph of ‘science diplomacy’

A Labor victory in May’s election could still see funding conditional on universities’ employability, diversity or research records, says Andrew Norton