In Features this morning

James Guthrie (Macquarie U) on what MU’s annual report reveals, a lack of cash and a reliance on debt.

with Ryan Naylor (Uni Sydney) on student transition. Universities focus on transitioning into, and even out of, study. But what about undergrads who need help post (fingers crossed) COVID transitioning back to on-campus study? This week’s addition to Commissioning Editor Sally Kift’s celebrated series, Needed now in teaching and learning.

plus Merlin Crossley (UNSW) celebrates the election process and outcome. “When the whole world is investing in knowledge in science, developing understanding via the humanities and social sciences, how on earth did our past government appear to think the biggest issues at Australian universities are free speech and foreign interference, not teaching and research?”

and Samantha Hall reports a survey of PhD students on the space they need to thrive.