Junior scholars are urged to do all they can to build bridges with the people who can give them jobs and promotions. But how calculating should they be about who to approach? How should they do it? And isn’t it all a bit grubby? Six established academics explain their perspectives

12 September

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Can collective pay bargaining survive in the UK?

Diverging financial pressures are putting untold strain on common pay and pension arrangements. As recent pay awards constrain richer universities’ ability to reward their staff as they see fit while pushing others into further strife, might a breaking point be close? Tom Williams reports 

10 October

Providing a pathway from little-known community colleges to highly acclaimed universities, America's credit transfer system is internationally admired for driving social mobility and offering a vital ‘second chance’ for late bloomers. But opaque and complex university rules are undermining one of US higher education’s great achievements, argue Lauren Schudde and Huriya Jabbar

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Speculation over imagined backstabbings and betrayals is rife but the joining of two of Australia’s universities is more of a meeting of minds than clash of clans, insist vice-chancellors Peter Høj and David Lloyd

Planned recruitment caps in Australia reflect a global shift in attitudes to internationalisation, exacerbating the woes of universities on multiple fronts

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