With the number of academic journals growing endlessly and quality control failing, a new measure for whether research is ‘valuable’ is needed. Unfortunately, a change seems far from certain, Asit Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada write.

What was your favourite Policy Forum Pod episode of the year? On this final podcast of 2019, we put on our festive jumpers and gather around the Christmas tree in our podcast cupboard to look at our presenters’, and some of our listeners’ favourite episodes.

With the government driving a push to the regions with Destination Australia Scholarships, the bush has welcomed an influx of students. Despite its potential as a regional location, South Australia has been conspicuously unsuccessful in securing the scholarships and deserves an explanation, Chris Ronan writes.

Policy Forum has marked its fifth birthday with a fresh look, new layout, and a renewed focus. But the site’s commitment to showcasing the best analysis of the region’s policy challenges remains, Quentin Grafton and Martyn Pearce write.

Universities, uniquely, are where research and teaching meet. We need to bring together teachers, researchers, learners, and leaders in a creative environment of knowledge generation and exchange, Brian Schmidt writes. 

On this week’s episode of Policy Forum Pod, we discuss what people need to live a good life, and how we can ensure that everyone reaps the benefits of economic growth.