The issue focused mainly on academics working at academia institutions across Australia who attended seminars organised by organisations affiliated with universities including Universities Australia and Newcastle University. The seminar organisers demanded professors disclose academic qualifications before lectures began.Uber Technologies Inc.'s quarterly earnings rose sharply despite plunging fares after declining steadily since Uber debuted last summer.

Earnings climbed 44 cents per share in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 from 37 cents per share a year earlier. Adjusted for currencies, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected quarterly earnings of 56