To be or not to be a university: Australia’s identity crisis

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Teqsa warns against attempts to game university status rules

Australian regulator advises against shortcuts, such as recruiting moonlighting big hitters, as universities confront new research quality benchmarks

By John Ross

1 February

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Accord must loosen regulatory grip on university model – Davis

Australian public service chief rails against scale in call for “alternatives” to huge comprehensive institutions

By John Ross

24 November

‘World standard’ review for Australian research assessment

Rating scale for Excellence in Research for Australia to be recalibrated, with Indigenous studies incorporated as a field in its own right

By John Ross

16 June

hourglass and calendar, illustrating delays in decisions over research funding grants

Teqsa to consult on timing of research quality baselines

Australian reviewer who proposed benchmarks before the crisis must now decide how and when to apply them

By John Ross

22 February

To be or not to be a university: Australia’s identity crisis

Tough new demands requiring institutions to produce world-class research could put some universities’ titles under threat. But is that a good thing?

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To be or not to be a university: Australia’s identity crisis

Tough new demands requiring institutions to produce world-class research could put some universities’ titles under threat. But is that a good thing?

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Accord must loosen regulatory grip on university model – Davis

‘World standard’ review for Australian research assessment

Teqsa to consult on timing of research quality baselines

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