Protest over more uni job cuts
INDUSTRIAL unrest at Victorian unis is set to worsen after La Trobe warned staff that voluntary job cuts weren't meeting targets.

Restrict research to elite: Go8
AUSTRALIA'S top universities will lose their global position unless research investment is concentrated with proven performers.

Student guild in Murdoch row
MURDOCH University's Guild of Students has accused the chancellor of threatening to withdraw or withhold funding unless it tones down its activism.

Union says 5.5pc ANU deal sets pace
THE National Tertiary Education Union said it has secured a 5.5 per cent wage increase in negotiations with the Australian National University in what it described as a signpost for the sector.

British unis look to build offshore
UNIVERSITIES in Britain will have a brighter future if they focus their international efforts on a long-term program of internationalisation, a move that could include building overseas campuses.

'Uncertainty' over IP ruling
CONTRACT research, collaboration and consulting would become difficult for those who managed university inventions under a contentious Federal Court ruling, a technology transfer conference has been warned.

No gags in new rules for CSIRO
THE federal Government has promised not to "interfere improperly" in the scholarly work of the CSIRO, but new charters for public research agencies also warn scientists not to trespass on the politicians' policy turf.

US back on top as global magnet
THE predicted resurgence of US universities in the global talent wars has occurred earlier than expected, with international student recruitment hitting a record high, the latest statistics show.

Concerns over the birth of a new ERA
UNIVERSITIES and researchers won't accept the use of the Rudd Government's research performance exercise to distribute an estimated $900 million in research grants until it has been debugged.

New music school to be truly national
PETER Garrett killed off one classical music institute yesterday and gave birth to another.

New VC joins debate
MONASH University's incoming vice-chancellor Ed Byrne has waded into the policy debate, calling for a more student demand-led system that he said would drive quality.

Crisis may threaten tech firms
SMALL technology firms may collapse and inventions be lost overseas because research commercialisation faces such uncertainty and turmoil on several fronts, leading industry figures have warned.