Innovation Summit: short-term government policies ‘holding back research’ Chief executive of biotechnology giant urges governments to provide long-term clarity on support for research By Jack Grove 19 April
Commercialisation my ‘number one priority’: Tudge ߣߣÊÓÆµn minister offers no new details on proposed commercialisation scheme or timing of international students’ return By John Ross 19 April
With ߣߣÊÓÆµ ‘closed for business’, Chinese look elsewhere Stranded students ‘won’t put their lives on hold’, diplomats warn universities By John Ross 15 April
Bullying up: academic ‘incivility’ exerts heavy toll on deans Senior scholars increasingly victims of gossip, muttering and insubordination, researchers say By John Ross 15 April
Worries for ߣߣÊÓÆµn universities as Indian summer cools While concern has centred on vulnerable flows from China, an Indian exodus could prove more devastating By John Ross 14 April
We won’t burden universities, ߣߣÊÓÆµn senator promises Security committee chairman does not want to cultivate a culture of ‘learned helplessness’ where universities defer judgement to the government By John Ross 13 April
Latin America pivot ‘no easy matter’ for ߣߣÊÓÆµn universities Paucity of agents, degree-averse students and lack of focus in Canberra hamper universities from cultivating alternative markets, webinar hears By John Ross 13 April
In year like no other, Queensland fortifies its Future Fund ߣߣÊÓÆµn university shrugs off Covid’s financial wrecking ball and even manages to bolster its insurance against future ‘shocks’ By John Ross 11 April
Student evaluations of teaching ‘methodologically flawed’ Putting aside questions of sexism, racism and homophobia, ߣߣÊÓÆµn literature review finds that SETs are just poor science By John Ross 8 April
Journals fail to take action over ‘fatally flawed’ experiments Four-year study into publisher responses uncovers delays of almost three years to investigations and ‘huge variance’ in action taken By Jack Grove 8 April
Alarm grows over cheating services in ߣߣÊÓÆµ Complaints about essay mills peaked as online delivery concerns subsided, regulator’s report says By John Ross 7 April
More ߣߣÊÓÆµn universities dive into the red First institutional accounts reveal mixed results, with many institutions weathering the Covid storm but some plunging into deficit By John Ross 6 April