Do university excellence initiatives work?
Nations are increasingly making conscious efforts to propel a subset of their universities into the global elite. But are such aspirations ever met? And, if they are, is that a blessing or a curse...
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Life in the Zoomiverse: What we miss about the physical campus
Pointless meetings, fraught commutes and whiffy shared fridges are mercifully off limits during the coronavirus lockdown. But what else are faculty glad to be rid of? And what?are they pining to...
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Universities are more like sports clubs than businesses
The analogy has lessons for both higher education institutions and the bodies that oversee them, says Richard Oliver
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THE to host forum focused on peace and justice
Event will explore how universities can contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 16
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Overseas alumni ＆a missed opportunity＊ for Australia
Poorly designed outreach schemes, privacy restrictions and standoffish companies combining to waste resource
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Finishing isn＊t everything, says dropout study
A ＆deficit-centric discourse＊ is obscuring the benefits of partially completed courses, Australian research finds
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Interview with Kate McMillan
The artist and King＊s College London fellow discusses the relationship between research and art, and how climate change is reshaping her work
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Interview with Jikyeong Kang
The president and dean of the?Asian Institute of Management?tells Joyce Lau that being an introverted leader and a minority has taught her empathy
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Interview with Toby Green
The winner of this year＊s?Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize discusses why we need to rethink our understanding of Africa, decolonising the curriculum,?and the need to tackle big egos
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Griffith looks north and reshuffles estate
Queensland institution plots ＆visible and confident presence＊ in business district as it flags ＆alternative use＊ for campus in the suburbs
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Living off the land: the universities reaping the rewards of their locations
While some universities are funding huge building projects out of international student fees, an increasing number?in Australia and elsewhere?are finding that the ground beneath their feet is the...
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More Australian vice-chancellors earning A$1 million
Average remuneration hits?A$982,900 (?543,800),?51勛圖?analysis shows
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Australian private colleges want easier route to higher status
Providers?squabble over whether to relax rules for university colleges or jettison the category altogether
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THE World University Rankings 2020: expanding universes
Today＊s challenges and opportunities do not stop at borders; universities are ensuring that learning and research do not either, reports Sarah Wild
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Hostility to teaching-only universities ＆boils down to sentiment＊
Most fervent opponents of dropping requirement for Australian universities to conduct research employ large numbers of teaching-only academics