Employment

Extended senior management survey finds that employees are extremely unhappy with the people running universities

Study finds that universities in big urban centres produce less highly cited research than institutions elsewhere

Many researchers also ‘harbour unrealistic expectations’ about academic careers

Leru says that commission’s focus should be on improving scholars’ employment prospects

Sally Hunt lambastes university employment models, which she says would be more at home in Sports Direct

UCL head warns that decision to leave European Union ‘affecting our ability to recruit and retain the very best’

A survey of 50 laureates is full of insight, warnings and the can-do attitudes powering ‘beautiful minds’

In the last two decades the number of mainland students going abroad to study has increased more than twentyfold, but what does this mean for employment, asks Ka Ho Mok

Spreading the word on social media about research can help academics get ahead, but is it too much of a distraction, asks Brooke Erin Duffy

'Saudisation' drive sees public institutions urged to hire local staff

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Universities are at least aware of the gender pay problem, says Alex Holmes, but there is still work to be done

How can higher education prepare students for jobs that do not even exist yet? asks Christina Slade

‘Drastic action’ required to fix multibillion-pound shortfall in Universities Superannuation Scheme, expert warns

New report calls for Athena SWAN awards to be rolled out in India

Scholar claims she was pressured to sign up to Higher Education Academy and did so without correct documents

Senior academics at Teesside University put at risk of redundancy as summer break gets under way

Arizona State University’s Michael Crow was the highest-earning leader in 2015-16

Reinstatement of professor over age discrimination must force rethink over ‘unfair’ retirement rules, say campaigners

Sector figures say government proposals fail to guarantee future for academics based in the UK

Hefce tells English universities that confidentiality agreements should be ‘the exception rather than the norm’

Peter Cherry knew something was wrong when other applicants arrived in Madrid with several suitcases of documents

Publication of data showing long-term graduate earnings by discipline has huge potential to improve higher education, says Jack Britton

Alex Holmes was surprised by the reaction of some of his colleagues when he took shared parental leave

Sector-wide initiative led by Science Council seeks to address ‘overlooked’ part of academic workforce

Researchers have triggered another vote over rules they believe to be ‘unlawful’ and ‘unfair’

Vice-chancellor believes international scholars can be tempted away from the golden triangle and to the North of England

Terry Dray explains what other institutions can learn from Liverpool John Moores University’s recent review of career development services

Sally Hunt explains why employers must change their ‘counterproductive’ attitudes towards risk to avoid further cuts to academic pensions

All-Ireland student visa needed to cope with Brexit fallout, says v-c

UCU figures on job cut plans in 2017 reveal scholars’ vulnerability in wake of Brexit and TEF

Wilfrid Laurier University is latest institution to address male and female professor wage gap

Attack on event's 'totalitarian tendencies' seen as attempt to 'humiliate' colleague

Medieval employment practice used by University of Amsterdam may help to preserve under-threat humanities disciplines, experts say

UCU attacks plans to cut 171 posts, but university denies Brexit 'the reason'

THE analysis of Hesa data also shows that gender pay gap for professors remains stubborn

Yusra Mouzughi on the many dilemmas faced when recruiting staff to a brand-new university

Researcher talks of anger over job loss caused by federal hiring freeze

Equality Challenge Unit study details how ethnicity and sexuality hold back female researchers

Matthew Reisz discusses the preliminary results of the National Senior Management Survey

Civil servant status and national pay scales mean senior academics earn less than peers elsewhere

Report warns of risk of overlooking women, internal candidates and those from ethnic minorities

Researcher warns that anti-immigrant sentiment could affect pipeline of academic talent

Steve Keen laments loss of ‘time and freedom’ for universities’ ‘original thinkers’

Fears that Scottish institution will be first of many institutions to make cuts

To mark International Women’s Day, academics and administrators reflect on leadership challenges

Duke University’s Valerie Ashby says institutions must be more ‘intentional’ about finding ethnic minority PhD candidates

Scholars report higher levels of depressive symptoms and social withdrawal

Discriminating in hiring practice against particular intellectual perspectives is no less sinister than discriminating against particular political persuasions, says Glenn Geher

Research finds that working overseas can boost PhD holders’ salaries 

Living next to the US is like sleeping with an elephant. But will the election of a divisive president see more Americans pack their trunks and trump, trump, trump up to Canada? asks Glen Jones

Lack of opportunities and local hiring practices have stopped many French scientists from returning to their homeland, a new study says

Academics enjoy teaching. What they don’t like is the lack of preparation time, bureaucratic burdens, unprepared students – and the TEF. Jack Grove reports

Tired of the lies and back-patting that CVs are made of, Roger Watson eyes an alternative with a long list of virtues

Research grant available but institution job 'normally' required before applying

Universities need to open up communication channels to help retain women in science, says study

Lecturer Rachel Moss on the casualties of a demanding academic culture

Overall higher education staff headcount up 2 per cent, new data reveal

Study into the experiences of universities’ top teaching faculty is revealing about the real priorities, says Holly Else