In Features this morning

James Guthrie (Macquarie U) on why the NSW Auditor-General  needs to examine the performance of the state’s public universities

plus  Frank Larkins and Ian Marshman (Uni Melbourne)  analyse all uni financials  (ex SA) to find 2020 could have been worse (2021 will be).

Angel Calderon (RMIT) on the strong Australian showing in the new Academic Ranking of World Universities. Want to know how it happened? Mr Calderon explains how the rankings work in CMM (August 12)  here.

with Margaret Lloyd (QUT) on the sameness of happy on-line classes and the individual misery of those that aren’t. Sally Kift’s new selection for her celebrated series, Needed now in teaching and learning.

and Merlin Crossley (UNSW) on the triumph of open science – humanity will think its way through COVID-19