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As online teaching increases, cutting casualised and short-term staff will cost more down the line, conference hears

Across leading higher education sectors, black and ethnic minority academics are more likely to be in the insecure roles being targeted by coronavirus-triggered saving programmes

Australian decision a reminder that universities cannot impose unrealistic research requirements, academic union says

Emergency measures exemplify different treatment of public and private universities, critics say

Thinktank says lecturers on short-term contracts could lead to worse outcomes for students, as report concludes there are no easy ways to cut university costs

Erin Hatton draws on an ¡®odious comparison¡¯ to illuminate the extraordinary powers coaches and supervisors can wield over their students

Order frustrates US colleges but spares key training programme

¡®Personal crisis¡¯ may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for some insecurely employed staff

Questions raised about the responses of universities in marketised systems as they focus savings efforts on non-permanent staff

Representatives agree to discuss how to safely reopen campuses

Voluntary scheme in response to pandemic ¡®devastates¡¯ staff

Economical changes and positive mindset could alleviate the industry¡¯s woes, says federal MP

New figures in Hepi report show continued rise in counselling service referrals, with warnings of further impact from pandemic crisis

Sexism, unthinking managerialism and toxic ¡®them and us¡¯ attitudes are still pervasive within UK universities, according to an anonymous academic who found the dissonances between her values, career expectations and lived reality too much to bear

Latest data show about a quarter of universities now have a fifth of full-time academics classed as teaching only

Critics say Australian tribunal finding confuses workload measures with performance ratings

Historian says he has been unable access notes and part-written books, but Swansea says it has been providing files

Negotiators ¡®within reach of agreements¡¯ as union cuts demands on pay rises and pension contributions, says general secretary

Statement issued as union claims fears of ¡®reputational damage¡¯ have forced leading UK universities to act

Move to reduce reliance on SCI citations in decision-making could affect everything from researchers¡¯ careers to university rankings, experts say

Graduate students had been seeking help with high housing costs

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Salford says ¡®consultation is ongoing¡¯ with eight professors in its business school as ¡®newly focused research strategy¡¯ is implemented

Union and employers refuse to make further concessions as 14 days of industrial action continue at 74 universities

Staff vent frustration that employers haven¡¯t recognised the bigger picture behind the walkouts

Paper confirms that academics with permanent posts are on average more satisfied with their job than those on temporary contracts

Universities decline to make fresh offers on pay and pensions as union prepares for second round of industrial action

Alienation of Chinese students and graduates risks encouraging a monoculture of the ¡®male, pale and stale¡¯, senate told

Law scholars see wider battle against hierarchical abuse in US dispute

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Massachusetts Boston enables departments to bid for second position for under-represented scholar when undergoing existing search

Walkouts to escalate over February and March

Bristol deal also gives greater recognition to ¡®good citizenship¡¯ in promotion process and is seen as model for sector

Total number of union branches eligible to strike this year reaches 74

Employers¡¯ body says it has ¡®gone further than ever before¡¯ with latest offer, but union says it is ¡®some distance¡¯ from fulfilling staff demands

Hundreds of complaints are passed to regulator, including claims that punishing hours and pressure have contributed to divorces and estrangement from children

Almost a third of staff in UK higher education are now classed as teaching-only

New Zealand analysis of ¡®globally unique¡¯ dataset repudiates common justifications for earnings disparities

Cornell-based centre asks candidates to assemble in teams and submit joint proposals to boost collaboration

Staff nerves fray as whistleblower row university calls time on course

UCL academic ¡®staggered by the levels of mistrust¡¯ shown as institutions ¡®over-comply¡¯ with 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Office policy

UCU report examines how academics on insecure contracts are ¡®vulnerable and open to exploitation¡¯

Arbitrator finds campus unfairly limited hours to avoid having to provide tuition fee benefits

Like the rest of society, universities have largely failed to consider the specific needs of menopausal women. Here, one scholar describes how this can lead to marginalisation and bullying ¨C and why the issue is as important as the fight for maternity rights

Poll of 4,000 researchers reveals half have sought or wanted help for mental health problems, and four in 10 are victims of bullying or harassment

Study finds levels of psychological safety falling well short of national benchmarks, and getting worse

Study finds that some scholars can earn lucrative rewards from international contracts, but may deprive domestic postgraduates of vital experience

UCU says that universities should focus on solving dispute ¡®instead of trying to spin their way out of this¡¯

Effectiveness of courses aimed at improving diversity in leadership called into question by interviews with ethnic minority staff

Survey of 200 hires finds them often stuck in usual disciplinary confines rather than working across boundaries as intended

Union cites aspirational university statement as grounds to halt walkout

Judgment likely to reignite the battle over the fixed departure ages at the university and elsewhere

UCU, employers and USS will discuss the ongoing pensions row, following series of recommendations from expert panel  

Email also says staff should not work from home for general reasons for more than one or two days per semester

Study finds that overseas scholars in former communist countries work there not out of deliberate choice but often due to ¡®happenstance¡¯, love or to escape poor job prospects at home

Blocked from firing hostile professors, institutions restrict their teaching rights

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ¡¯s first graduate walkout since 1973 comes as winter break approaches

Proposals include new job classifications, a rolling back of metrics, and shorter publication lists in a bid to end excessive ¡®emphasis on research performance¡¯

Ucea chair¡¯s institution among those to decide against withholding salaries

Precarious contracts ¡®damage¡¯ universities¡¯ teaching and reputation, panel says

Step comes as employers and union debate equality, casualisation and workload, without movement on pay offer

Thousands walk out, but universities say they expect ¡®low to medium¡¯ levels of disruption