Employment

Several universities are threatening to deduct a full day’s pay for anyone taking part in a two-hour walkout, a union has claimed

Dismissed Queen Mary lecturer Fanis Missirlis claims appraisal metrics set at level to deliberately exclude him

Frigid weather fails to dampen enthusiasm at the MLA conference, finds Robert Eaglestone

Three two-hour strikes aimed at disrupting teaching at UK universities have been announced

The University and College Union has called on the government to force universities to reveal why they award large pay rises to senior staff

Academics face distinctive choices when they retire, says Malcolm Gillies

Ruth Barcan believes such feelings are a logical response to a broken academic system

A union has attacked managers at Bournemouth University for receiving what it describes as a 30 per cent pay rise

Move will speed promotion track, Weinberg says, but UCU remains critical

Academics describe the complex, arbitrary bureaucracy, emotional turmoil and career limbo wrought by Britain’s policies

UCU fears more support staff will be forced out to cover REF recruitment costs

Expert points to lecturers’ low qualification levels

Emma Rees can’t wait for the holidays to start

Two university leaders forgo increases as tensions over staff wage offer continue

Judgment says university ‘inadequately investigated’ misconduct case

African American scholars still struggle for public prominence outside discussions of racial justice, says Daniel Matlin

Lectures and seminars are likely to be cancelled across the UK as university staff hold a second national walk-out over pay.

Outsourced cleaners at the University of London have vowed to fight on despite being offered improved terms and conditions after a two-day strike.

Working Time Regulations not as restrictive as UCU thinks, lawyer argues

Petting animals can help to overcome social barriers which can lead to improved learning for students, says Erin McKenna

Teaching staff who stick with British titles will not be eligible for promotion

Study by scholar who was harassed online finds that academics are vulnerable

Victim of harassment calls for changes in light of jail term for Queen’s academic

A second university has threatened academics with a loss of pay over working to rule, Times Higher Education has discovered. 

Unions representing higher education staff have announced a second nationwide strike for 3 December.

A university threatened staff that it would dock them a day’s pay if they did not work unpaid overtime, it has emerged.

There is an essential difference between saloon-bar provocation and paradigm-shifting scholarship, argues Terence Kealey

Richard Larschan explains how events at his university arising from the bombings led to his long-resisted retirement

Does bitchiness serve any useful scholarly purpose?

Bill Galvin optimistic about future despite massive deficit

The Universities Superannuation Scheme is in deficit but has healthy assets, says Michael Bourn

About 12,500 staff are paid less than the Living Wage at UK universities, new research suggests

Noisy protests on pickets lines, cancelled classes and student occupations have been seen at universities across the country as trade unions mounted a one-day strike over pay.

Strike rallies will take place across the UK today during a one-day walkout by university staff over pay, with some universities already cancelling classes

Multibillion-pound funding gap may leave staff footing the bill

Fellowship will be extended if scholar attracts sufficient money from the public

Christopher Bigsby struggles to see the point of travelling to give a lecture

Staff contributions will need to increase by a third to clear a multi-billion pound deficit in the sector’s main pension fund, a new analysis says.

But employers dismiss potential impact of one-day strike

KwaZulu-Natal leader unveils controversial ‘equity index’ measuring universities’ performance on ethnicity and gender equity

By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed

Cut wages at top to underwrite living wage to all, say Young Greens

Faculty-in-residence keen to offer advice and a listening ear

University staff will hold a one-day strike on 31 October in a row over pay

Nearly two-thirds of University and College Union members voting in a ballot have backed strike action in a row over pay.

Brussels ‘to close file’ on foreign scholars battling ‘xenophobic’ law

The scheme to boost women in science is widening its impact

Emma Rees offers a time-sensitive account of the start of term

Applications to the Athena Swan Charter for Women in Science continue to grow, the latest set of awards has revealed.

Third initiative to foster fairer academy unveiled

Horizon Scanning study points to a ‘new kind of pedagogy’ in higher education by 2020

Generalists on fair terms would offer the flexibility the sector needs, argues Philip Roddis

Union members in higher education will be balloted for industrial action over the employers’ 1 per cent pay offer

A cross-party group of MPs has launched an inquiry that will look at the black and minority ethnic community’s interaction with higher education.

Alan Ryan reflects on the lack of uniformity in salaries for leaders of American higher education institutions

Malcolm Press withdraws claim to have ‘managed out’ under-performing staff at university

Meetings are an inescapable annoyance for most academics, but there are ways to make them more tolerable, John Kaag says

Union members at the University of Liverpool have backed a strike over plans to move non-academic staff on to contracts with new terms and conditions.

The University of Edinburgh has signed an agreement to cease all use of zero-hours contracts and replace them with “fair and equitable” deals.

Union uncovers extent of casualised contracts in sector