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But preoccupation with the mundane sidelines universities from the main game, according to vice-chancellors

Bursaries and scholarships among other measures to solve teaching workforce ‘crisis’

As Science retracts a paper by a second James Cook alumnus, critics ask where they learned their craft

While many early career academics are preoccupied with job security, the factor that most correlates with job satisfaction is a helpful boss

Covid a memory in most regions as cost, quality, work and migration opportunities guide study destination choices

New cooperative approach targets biggest essay mills without need for court action

Second postponement in as many years acknowledges Covid’s ‘major impact’ on research efforts

Soaring youth unemployment could spur outward flight or lead young people to turn away from ambitions of studying abroad

Survey findings reflect escalating scepticism of media in all its forms

Court action to follow alleged incident at Armidale club, according to reports

Authors of new Australian ‘ethical framework’ say academic senates should have as much power as university executives

Ambitious scheme would see higher education institutions across 10 countries agree common framework, with a helping hand from Europe

Universities face tough decisions as staff argue for wage rises to keep up with cost of living and budgets become increasingly stretched

Universities’ pleas to train more professionals may now gain traction as Labor government creates new jobs and skills body

Swinburne v-c lambasts sector for following English model, but Monash head puts international education on par with key resource exports

Disproportionate impact must be considered by universities when assessing performance of staff, study finds

Clash over officials’ salaries occurs against a backdrop of resentment over union leadership’s pandemic tactics

Survey finds two-thirds of students go without ‘basics’ and renters pass 56 per cent of their meagre incomes to landlords

Agents report surge in appetite, suggesting students have short memories

New cheating figures highlight need for new solutions as ‘under-pressure’ students find new ways to access banned websites

Australian book weighs the ethics of evolving research techniques, including the downsides of drones and selfies with animals

While sector welcomes significant funding injection, future shape of national centre is clouded, as is much of its past efforts

Pakistan, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana and three Indian states named as sources of ‘emerging integrity issues’

Coursera co-founder warns that faculty are ‘burning the candle at multiple ends’

Vivienne Stern tells Australian conference that universities should make contingency preparations for collapse in relations

While contentious reforms were ‘a first for the OECD’, conference hears, they have reinforced a move away from taxpayer funding

Australia the biggest loser, universities warn, as protracted delays shepherd PhD applicants elsewhere

Deemed surplus to needs as their university amassed a A$200 million buffer, UWA social scientists find welcome at Curtin

New approach ‘a great outcome’ for those fearing impacts of the ‘most bone-headed idea ever’

While policy incentivises retention, approved leaves of absence are counted as attrition

While Covid may have ushered record numbers of Australians to university, a chipper labour market is luring them away again

Dearth of data undermines understanding of cancel culture and other campus codes of silence

While some fields have been exempted from a contentious imposition on international doctoral students, sector still fears overkill

Former attorney general turned security professor says avoiding ‘overreach’ is as important as protecting public safety

Australian educators demand ‘clarity’ on whether pandemic concessions will be extended

University’s ‘strong’ financial results energise union calls for job security and pay rises

Relatively benign system under strain from soaring inflation, fee hikes and reduced repayment thresholds

Australian research highlights need for more than a front-end focus on boosting diversity

Australian policy guru suggests complete rethink of research funding to overcome ‘opportunity cost’ of unsuccessful grant applications

But former education counsellor warns that a reliable picture of Covid’s fallout will be a long time coming

Rather than repeating other institutions’ mistakes, universities should embrace established ‘modalities’ for collaborative online international learning – and appreciate it as more than a Covid stopgap

Focus should be on high-end jobs after students graduate – not low-end jobs while they study, sector leaders say

Australia will be the big loser from an exodus of Chinese researchers, academics warn

Australia’s oldest university library adopts new protocols for acknowledgement, representation and access to indigenous material

University’s pledge comes amid heightened political scrutiny on insecure employment practices at universities

Sky-high application and grant rates prompt fresh integrity concerns

Unless Canberra provides stable funding, universities are doomed to boom-bust cycles, unionist warns

‘We are a designated evacuation centre. Bit by bit, we started coming to longer-term arrangements’

Eye-popping results from Australian study warrant complete overhaul of how teaching subsidies are distributed, researchers say

Free online courses have much to offer professors, including feedback on their own performance

Grand challenges ‘do not fit neatly within disciplinary boundaries’ and neither should science

While Labor claims majority government, Greens outline their education priorities for Senate cooperation

Appointment comes at a good time for a sector in need of an understanding ear in Canberra

Global inflation and its influence on exchange rates has produced a complex mix of enticements and deterrents

Wavering Chinese demand has driven a dive into south Asia, where unwary recruiters ‘get burned’

‘Bloodbath’ in traditional Liberal seats shows that anti-intellectualism is no longer a vote winner, consultant says

Labor may prosecute a big agenda in higher education despite its ‘small target’ campaign

Boost to teaching subsidies will not keep pace with inflation, critics warn

Battling for truth in opaque organisations? It’s enough to blow your mind, researchers say

Proposed changes risk further eroding support funding for discovery research without achieving their core objectives