Employment

Funder’s ‘New Deal’ will examine welfare arrangements for PhD students but insists they are better off ‘without an employment contract’

Several major universities face disruption at start of the academic year but appetite for taking action begins to fragment

Small windfalls and ‘passionate advocacy’ spare several dozen more redundancies at Victoria

Staff secure increases in London weighting, childcare subsidies and more parental leave

Strong staffing increase in research-intensive institutions points to an uneven post-Covid recovery

Rhetorical ambition for a ‘more sustainable’ workforce not reflected in negotiations, union says

The gulf is growing between self-perpetuating middle management and the people who ‘produce the value’, Australian symposium hears

History, philosophy and religious studies on the chopping block, as ACU flays its strengths

Union members say tight deadlines not achievable as boycott ends as universities push to allow students to graduate

Analysis of university employment since Dawkins ‘massification’ raises questions over where the staff will come from this time around

Angered by pay and conditions, more than 90 per cent of student workers voting to unionise, well above 75 per cent pre-Covid average, annual analysis finds

Regime’s history of cleansing Iranian academia bodes ill for faculty supportive of student protesters, researchers say

Anger at some universities, exultation at others, as enterprise negotiations drag on

Researcher who revealed censorship of gender critical feminists says no-debate policies on transgender issues are causing ‘scholarly paralysis’

‘Glass ceiling’ still prevents low-income students from reaching top institutions, says researcher

‘Unfair‘ discrepancies persist in annual leave allowances despite moves by some universities to introduce parity

Skew towards ‘amorphous’ professional roles in universities reflects ‘homogenisation’ of the workforce, report suggests

Only 4 per cent of reserved posts filled at India’s 45 central universities

Francesca Gino’s attorney claims Harvard’s ‘utter disregard for evidence, due process and confidentiality’ has wrecked her career

Revenue from Singapore venture crucial to ongoing sustainability, says Massey vice-chancellor

Leading science funder warns institutions that faculty who mistreat staff can’t remain as grant supervisors

Employer body seeks to end UCU action but faces more strikes as Unison members vote to walk out

Employers opt to defer increases as finances squeezed but majority tell THE they are paying up

University accused of trying to dodge proper consultation by unveiling latest cuts while staff are away

Three hundred mathematicians expected to have retired by middle of the century

Union criticises Chichester’s plan to sack Hakim Adi, first British person of African heritage to become a professor of history

Highly ranked university makes investment in staff salaries amid bitter national pay dispute

Learned societies question quality of data, mismatch to EU goals, choice of indicators and ignorance of social and political contexts used by planned monitoring tool

Sheffield Hallam says policy means pay deductions are applied ‘fairly and consistently’

University withdraws Austrian role due to funding deficit but staff say longstanding post was well worth the small investment it entailed

Sector leaders insist rises of up to 7 per cent announced by Rishi Sunak are ‘irrelevant’ to higher education dispute

Just months after ending largest-ever walkout among teaching staff, workers at 10-campus public system complain about unfulfilled promises and arrests

Institution says it stands by decision to offer staff wage rises in order to end marking boycott despite being ejected from national body

Union threatens more walkouts unless management ‘work with us to avoid further job losses’

‘Psychosocial harm’ clauses in workplace safety laws elevate administrators’ mental health obligations, expert warns

With national talks aimed at ending the marking boycott at a standstill, some universities are looking to take matters into their own hands

Berkeley biologist Randy Schekman tells researchers to stop ‘posting pet photos’ if they want to leave the lab on time

UCU branch is first to settle dispute locally with frustration mounting at national impasse

Staff ‘shell-shocked’ as declining enrolments, mounting costs and investment reversal trigger call for voluntary redundancies

University says 77 professional staff and 36 academics will go, on top of those taking voluntary severance

Interventions from universities urging a restart of talks struggle to move the dial, with hopes of preventing summer of disruption fading

Academics on receiving end of 7.5 per cent over three years in what AAUP cites as key driver of ongoing labour unrest

Case prompts renewed concern over plight of lecturers on temporary contracts

Rapid growth of country’s universities and inadequate teaching have short-changed students, according to scholars

Huge hike in costs plunges institutions into dire situation as academics call on government to urgently raise higher education spending

Constant rejections for academic jobs took a bigger emotional toll than anything they encountered during their PhDs, says Michelle de Souza

Senior faculty are trying to prove their worth by making the lives of others so unpleasant that they agree to leave. It is time to call them out, says Aymen Idris

As Australia pins workforce hopes on generous post-study work rights, research suggests universities must improve careers services

The lost golden age of hiring and wider social appreciation of the disciplines never existed, says Harvey Graff

Judges find university’s policy of compulsory retirement at 68 not ‘proportionate’ as aims not proven

Fluctuating foreign fee flows helped fuel Australian sector’s addiction to sessional staff

Disquiet as sandstone university hires interstate corporate lawyer to bargain on bosses’ behalf

Dutch university can now dismiss Susanne Täuber, who had long accused it of flawed approaches to handling gender equality, discrimination and harassment

Move may help minimise the need for compulsory redundancies, acting vice-chancellor claims

Union endorsement proves crucial, as direct pitches to staff falter

Scholars call for greater transparency on institutional hiring processes

All staff covered by national negotiations to receive 2 per cent or £1,000 more in March

Australian armed forces need new blood but are also keen on exchange, says Tanya Monro

Poll reveals how once ‘non-existent’ path to top tier of academia has now become ‘common’

UCU leadership criticised for making ‘unilateral’ decisions as academics scramble to get back to work