La Trobe is first ߣߣÊÓÆµn university to require vaccination Melbourne university cites occupational health obligations and students’ desperation to return to campus By John Ross 21 September
To boost IP revenue, support what is already working Universities typically generate much more income from industry contracts than from spinning out companies, says Calum Drummond By Calum Drummond 21 September
Female ߣߣÊÓÆµn doctoral graduates ‘out-earn men’ Rare example of a reverse gender pay gap suggests that at least early on, female and male PhDs are on a level pay pegging By John Ross 20 September
Population shift gold mine for ߣߣÊÓÆµâ€™s regional universities Non-metropolitan campuses in the box seat as pandemic escalates exodus from the cities By John Ross 18 September
Reach out to Chinese alumni, Rudd tells ߣߣÊÓÆµn universities Nuclear submarine announcement elevates importance of universities’ soft power influence, says former PM By John Ross 17 September
Chinese facial recognition scholar ‘ignored questions, went home’ AI expert re-emerges at top Chinese university as former employer finds Uighur study breached ߣߣÊÓÆµn research code By John Ross 15 September
Bite-sized courses provide sustenance in ߣߣÊÓÆµ Despite scepticism about the business model, short courses prove an earner for cash-starved institutions By John Ross 15 September
ߣߣÊÓÆµn Research Council abandons preprints ban But thousands of ߣߣÊÓÆµn researchers remain in limbo, with reviled rule still in force for grants under consideration By John Ross 14 September
Crunching the Covid crisis: ‘everybody was in the same boat’ Technologically proficient teachers ‘struggled just as much’ in pandemic-induced online stampede By John Ross 14 September
Pandemic job losses ‘accelerating’ in ߣߣÊÓÆµ Permanent rather than casual staff now being targeted, report suggests, but expert queries data underpinning the analysis By John Ross 13 September
University of Sydney underpaid staff by millions, review finds Acknowledgment comes days after apology from Melbourne By John Ross 13 September
‘Old farts’ get no favours from research’s new epsilon index Researcher rating tool ‘corrects for most biases’ and allows comparisons across disciplines By John Ross 11 September