Australia & NZ News

ViewSenate committee backs Australian fee reforms

Inquiry report says controversial legislation should be passed, despite serious concerns raised

ViewUniversities await confirmation of ‘rescue package’

Australian researchers hope for aid in October budget but fear for the longer term

ViewAustralia news roundup: 22-28 September

This week: downsizing at La Trobe, cooperation with the Philippines and a university data breach

ViewWaikato review urges action on systemic racism

Reviewers clear university of specific instances of racism but call for structures to be redesigned

ViewCovid-19 cash for foreign university roils sector

Latest twist in JobKeeper scheme comes as Australian universities remain largely cut off from fund

ViewTreasury dampens hopes on international students

New Zealand’s latest fiscal update is pessimistic about the recovery of the international education market

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 17-23 September

This week: a Labour policy change, racism concerns and more job losses

ViewPandemic recovery ‘should be driven by science and technology’

CSIRO and Go8 say research is the way to a better Australia after Covid-19

ViewAustralia’s researcher numbers ‘to be decimated over five years’

Thousands of university jobs will go due to drop in international student revenue, modelling suggests

ViewAlliance pushes for increase in health research funding

Ahead of October election, New Zealand advocacy group calls for tripling of government investment

ViewProposed fee structure will have uneven effects, inquiry told

Regional differences dominate final day of Senate hearings on Australia’s Job-Ready Graduates legislation

ViewMore job losses planned at Australian universities

ANU and UNSW say almost 500 more jobs will be cut

ViewAustralia news roundup: 15-21 September

This week: Research for recovery, changes to funding council rules and A$3.3 million for genomics

ViewEmerging researchers face uphill struggle at NHMRC

Second round of revamped fellowship scheme favoured senior researchers, writes Dezerae Cox

ViewNegotiation stations

Tips for negotiating with funders and partners over research projects disrupted by Covid-19

ViewCrown Research Institutes in need of reform, review finds

New Zealand’s seven institutes need a better strategy and funding model ‘to meet national priorities’

ViewFee legislation overlooks research, Senate inquiry told

Bill could cause Australia’s research rate to ‘decline precipitously’

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 10-16 September

The latest research policy news from New Zealand

ViewWorking from home may be here to stay, study finds

Professional staff at Australian and Canadian universities ‘want some sort of mixture’ after the pandemic

ViewScience suppression rife in Australia, study finds

Climate scientists say curbs on communicating their work are at distressing levels

ViewCovid-19 outbreak feeds anti-science ‘infodemic’

New Zealand’s social media feeds are full of conspiracy theories, study finds

ViewAcademics’ visas revoked as China row escalates

Two Chinese scholars lose Australian visas as politicians debate rules on foreign influence

ViewEndeavour Fund delivers NZ$187m research boost

Work on tsunamis, islands and flood risks funded in latest round of government scheme

ViewAustralia news roundup: 8-14 September

The latest news in Australian research policy and funding

ViewAustralian research ‘under siege’

University leaders say proposed law on global links places further pressure on already troubled sector

ViewEarly-career researchers need urgent support, parties told

Next NZ government must ‘create a functioning system largely from scratch’ for postdoctoral research

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 3-9 September

The latest research policy news from New Zealand

ViewUniversities call for ‘immediate bridging relief’ to rescue research

Australian vice-chancellors’ pre-budget submission warns of lost research capacity without increased federal funding

ViewEmotions play big role in success of online teaching, study finds

University educators need support to overcome the ‘significant challenges’ of the switch to digital teaching

ViewSenate to review Australia’s proposed fee reforms

Decision to refer Job-Ready Graduates bill to Senate committee is a ‘sensational backdown’, say Greens