Keeping researchers honest: how Sweden does much and Aus agencies don’t
The Australian Research Council has quietly released its updated research integrity policy and the role of the Australian Research Integrity Committee, which covers both the Australian Research Council and National […]
The Next Big Thing in Research Assessment
The Australian Research Council reveals ways it wants to measure research performance in a submission to the University Accord Interim Report. “Recent advances in technology are approaching the point where […]
Opportunities to shape future of medical research
Warwick Anderson wants medical researchers to respond to key challenges and shape the future of their profession. In the process of setting out key challenges he has produced a guide […]
Elite teachers urged to HALT
by STEPHEN MATCHETT A decade back the Commonwealth adopted a plan to retain quality teachers through an accreditation scheme – which went nowhere. There are now 1,200 teachers who are […]
Data vs dollars: the race for new AI research tools
Microsoft announces Accelerate Foundation Models Research, “a global research network and a resource platform that enables researchers in computer science and many other disciplines to engage with some of the […]
Vital signs restored, but HE emerges from COVID with a new face
A forensic examination of key trends across the sector indicates that the HE sector has largely been restored to pre-pandemic levels – but with a range of new characteristics. Professor […]
Bed crisis set to hit international enrolment unless sorted out soon
While the cost and scarcity of accommodation options for international students has attracted headlines in Melbourne and Sydney this year, news of the housing crisis has not yet spread to […]