Universities told to refund half of fees over strike failings Office of the Independent Adjudicator says some English and Welsh providers did not do enough for students when lecturers walked out over pensions By Nick Mayo 14 May
Winchester union members back strike action over job cuts University says it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies By Nick Mayo 13 May
USS pension offer doesn’t go far enough, say UCU candidates General secretary hopefuls want further concessions from pension scheme By Nick Mayo 13 May
UK universities cut carbon emissions despite using more energy Calls made for campuses to do more to help tackle climate change By Nick Mayo 10 May
USS offers new pension options after cutting deficit estimate Proposals reduce anticipated future contributions, but fall short of union members’ ‘no detriment’ demand By Nick Mayo 9 May
Thinktank wants national survey of university staff well-being Higher Education Policy Institute says it is ‘shocking’ that no such dataset exists By Nick Mayo 9 May
Fury over Edinburgh fellowship with no pay for summer months Hundreds sign petition calling for teaching post to receive salary in July and August By Nick Mayo 3 May
Leadership intelligence: do universities need ‘brave’ leaders? Pressures on sector call for ‘brave leadership’ – which includes showing ‘vulnerability’ and transparency – some experts believe By Nick Mayo 2 May
Jo Johnson: post-study work visa amendment has ‘very good’ chance Architects of amendment to immigration bill urge Prime Minister Theresa May to ‘embrace’ liberalisation of student immigration regime By Nick Mayo 30 April
Cambridge to probe historical links to slave trade Two-year study will help university assess how it may have benefited financially as well as how its scholars contributed to race-based thinking By Nick Mayo 30 April
Complaints to ombudsman for England and Wales up by fifth Spike may be a sign of a more consumerist attitude among students By Nick Mayo 29 April
The science of ‘Breaking Bad’: a catalyst for young chemists The show’s scientific adviser Donna Nelson discusses the crime drama’s legacy, six years on from its conclusion By Nick Mayo 28 April
Plans to end compulsory records on UK’s non-academic staff ‘shocking’ UCU warns universities minister that proposals in Hesa consultation neglect ‘crucial role’ of such staff in universities By Nick Mayo 23 April
Essex plans to grow staff numbers on back of student recruitment boom University aims to create 100 new academic and 50 new professional posts at a time of overall gloom about UK university finances By Nick Mayo 19 April
No strike over Liverpool REF targets – but ‘anger’ remains Liverpool UCU members supported strike action, but vote failed to meet turnout threshold By Nick Mayo 17 April
‘Undue reliance’ on journal impact factor in academic evaluation First-of-its-kind study indicates at least one in three research-intensive institutions in North America lean on citation data in decisions on promotion and tenure By Nick Mayo 16 April
Lancaster University protest rules ‘repressive and impractical’ Institution demands seven days’ notice of demonstrations and designation of a ‘principal organiser’ By Nick Mayo 16 April
UK universities raise pay offer for 2019-20 Ucea say new proposal increases pay rise ‘envelope’ to about 1.5 per cent, but UCU claims employers have failed to make ‘sensible offer’ By Nick Mayo 12 April
Articles pulled after data fabrication in Cambridge DNA lab Retractions in Nature and Science follow Abderrahmane Kaidi’s resignation from Bristol By Nick Mayo 12 April
Southampton saves on v-c salary with Mark Smith appointment Lancaster University head will succeed Sir Christopher Snowden in October By Nick Mayo 8 April
Sociologists must publish twice as much as before to get first job Oversupply of young scholars means employers’ productivity demands are much higher than a generation ago, study finds By Nick Mayo 8 April
Thousands call on Oxford to remove Brunei sultan’s degree King’s College London and Aberdeen say they are reviewing honours over new law making gay sex punishable by death By Nick Mayo 5 April
Scepticism over European hunger for UK collaboration post-Brexit ‘Cloud cuckoo land’ to think British-based academics will be partners of choice after exit from European Union, conference hears By Nick Mayo 4 April
