Doctoral-level thinking: non-PhDs need not apply Third of sector expects staff to hold qualification, FoI request shows. Elizabeth Gibney reports By Elizabeth Gibney 3 January
Business school sheds staff and courses as visa rules bite More than 150 posts to go as London Met is forced to tighten its belt. David Matthews reports By David Matthews 20 December
Professors look in the mirror - not all like what they see Jack Grove reports from the SRHE annual conference on efforts to clarify an ‘unclearly defined’ role By Jack Grove 20 December
Part-timers don't get support they need or credit they deserve Part-time teachers are not getting the support they require from university departments, despite their growing importance within the academy. By Jack Grove 20 December
A house divided can't stand Fawzi Ibrahim implores the UCU to work collectively to save itself from political turmoil and financial meltdown 20 December
Sussex 'deaf' to objections to childcare changes Academics at the University of Sussex say they were left stunned at a meeting of the institution’s senate when management refused to discuss motions put forward by union members of 17 departments over the closure of a childcare scheme. By Elizabeth Gibney 6 December
UCL 'heart and soul' at risk in statute fight A second stab at reforming path to dismissal draws UCU counter-attack. Elizabeth Gibney writes By Elizabeth Gibney 6 December
Women demand seat at the tables Manifesto calls for university rankings to take gender gap into account. David Matthews writes By David Matthews 6 December