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 Nick Mayo 5月 14日
Winchester union members back strike action over job cuts University says it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies Nick Mayo 5月 13日
USS pension offer doesn’t go far enough, say UCU candidates General secretary hopefuls want further concessions from pension scheme Nick Mayo 5月 13日
UK universities cut carbon emissions despite using more energy Calls made for campuses to do more to help tackle climate change Nick Mayo 5月 10日
USS offers new pension options after cutting deficit estimate Proposals reduce anticipated future contributions, but fall short of union members’ ‘no detriment’ demand Nick Mayo 5月 9日
Thinktank wants national survey of university staff well-being Higher Education Policy Institute says it is ‘shocking’ that no such dataset exists Nick Mayo 5月 9日
Fury over Edinburgh fellowship with no pay for summer months Hundreds sign petition calling for teaching post to receive salary in July and August Nick Mayo 5月 3日
Leadership intelligence: do universities need ‘brave’ leaders? Pressures on sector call for ‘brave leadership’ – which includes showing ‘vulnerability’ and transparency – some experts believe Nick Mayo 5月 2日
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 Nick Mayo 4月 30日
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 Nick Mayo 4月 30日
Complaints to ombudsman for England and Wales up by fifth Spike may be a sign of a more consumerist attitude among students Nick Mayo 4月 29日
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 Nick Mayo 4月 28日
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 Nick Mayo 4月 23日
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 Nick Mayo 4月 19日
No strike over Liverpool REF targets – but ‘anger’ remains Liverpool UCU members supported strike action, but vote failed to meet turnout threshold Nick Mayo 4月 17日
‘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 Nick Mayo 4月 16日
Lancaster University protest rules ‘repressive and impractical’ Institution demands seven days’ notice of demonstrations and designation of a ‘principal organiser’ Nick Mayo 4月 16日
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’ Nick Mayo 4月 12日
Articles pulled after data fabrication in Cambridge DNA lab Retractions in Nature and Science follow Abderrahmane Kaidi’s resignation from Bristol Nick Mayo 4月 12日
Southampton saves on v-c salary with Mark Smith appointment Lancaster University head will succeed Sir Christopher Snowden in October Nick Mayo 4月 8日
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 Nick Mayo 4月 8日
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 Nick Mayo 4月 5日
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 Nick Mayo 4月 4日
