Sydney lodges counter-offer on Ramsay Western civilisation proposal Funding scholarships rather than a whole new course ¡®would benefit hundreds more students¡¯ By John Ross 18 September
Row over exclusion of international students from union poll Monash union election called off at last minute following criticism By John Ross 15 September
Future gazer: resist research fads and focus on strengths instead Australian report warns against fetish for interdisciplinarity, citing increasing specialisation of subfields By John Ross 12 September
THE World University Rankings 2020: Australia hits record high University of Canberra, QUT and UNSW Sydney the standout performers in a rising field By John Ross 11 September
World Academic Summit: toughest, not most talented, stay in academia, says Nobelist Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure ¡®intolerable¡¯ precarity throughout their thirties By Jack Grove 10 September
OECD: Australian students¡¯ high fees reap low individual returns With US-style personal contributions and Scandinavian-style payoffs, Australians have the worst of both worlds, suggests Education at a Glance By John Ross 10 September
World Academic Summit: alumni, not v-cs, ¡®are best advocates for universities¡¯ Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding By Jack Grove 10 September
Australian immunologist claims top US award French-born scientist¡¯s discoveries explained the organising principle of the adaptive immune system By John Ross 10 September
New Zealand¡¯s vice-chancellors are also walking a tightrope over China Recent clashes over Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square have strained universities¡¯ diplomatic sinews, says Roger Smyth By Roger Smyth 10 September
Want to shift your university¡¯s performance? Focus on decision-making and culture Strong decision-making and a focus on culture enabled a rapid shift in the performance of an Australian behemoth, says Michael Spence By Michael Spence 9 September
More Australian vice-chancellors earning A$1 million Average remuneration hits A$982,900 (?543,800), Times Higher Education analysis shows By John Ross 9 September
Fresh questions over Australian evaluation of humanities research Widening chasm between sciences and humanities scholarship not found in other countries By John Ross 7 September
