Employment

Universities are set to enter new talks with sector unions, after academics threatened a marking boycott

Workforce efficiencies study is about best practice, not cuts, body says

Experts foresee tough reaction from universities to UCU’s ‘ultimate sanction’

Women-friendly policies insufficient at even Athena SWAN universities, finds THE Best University Workplace Survey

Social scientists are of ‘lower average intelligence’ than those in natural sciences - at least at elite universities, authors argue

Dame Athene Donald brands MPs’ report on women in science ‘weak’

As strike force falters, some UCU members and industrial relations experts think escalation is needed

Universities have the resources to keep us safe, says Sara Perry. They just need the will

Striking academics call for better pay, but the PhD students who support their work are suffering even more, Fern Riddell says

Staff at 11 higher education institutions are to walk out for a whole day in a protest of what they believe is “unlawfully deducted” pay.

University staff have walked out for the fifth time over this year’s “miserly” 1 per cent pay offer.

Change in Tupe law means employers can offer new terms one year after move

Chair of Commons committee wants universities to ‘pull their socks up’ and tackle gender inequality

The UCU’s action is about fairness, equality and defending public higher education, say Tom Hickey and John Holmwood

Has accountability to stakeholders got out of hand? Steven Ward imagines an Orwellian world of over-assessment

But law might not be on its side in its effort to prevent docking of full day’s pay, solicitor says

Cambridge to put plan to set up new chair to vote after $6 million donation from Avery-Tsui Foundation

Paul Gibbons says lack of time, money and legal clarity can all affect universities’ responses to FoI Act requests

Inaugural THE Best University Workplace Survey reveals discontent and fears over security of employment

Researcher Helen E. Lees on using her bid-writing skills to help fund her new company – and freedom

Find out how academics and professional and support staff feel about working in UK higher education

University staff have taken part in a second two-hour strike over this year’s 1 per cent pay offer

Thousands take part despite pay threat, UCU says

Department head Philippe Froguel insists complaints of ‘bullying’ were intended to oust him from his post

Research is like a baby - insistently demanding and on its own timetable, as Rebecca Braun found on maternity leave

V-c acknowledges ‘agonising’ decision faced by staff over two-hour walkout

Several universities are threatening to deduct a full day’s pay for anyone taking part in a two-hour walkout, a union has claimed

Dismissed Queen Mary lecturer Fanis Missirlis claims appraisal metrics set at level to deliberately exclude him

Frigid weather fails to dampen enthusiasm at the MLA conference, finds Robert Eaglestone

Three two-hour strikes aimed at disrupting teaching at UK universities have been announced

The University and College Union has called on the government to force universities to reveal why they award large pay rises to senior staff

Academics face distinctive choices when they retire, says Malcolm Gillies

Ruth Barcan believes such feelings are a logical response to a broken academic system

A union has attacked managers at Bournemouth University for receiving what it describes as a 30 per cent pay rise

Move will speed promotion track, Weinberg says, but UCU remains critical

Academics describe the complex, arbitrary bureaucracy, emotional turmoil and career limbo wrought by Britain’s policies

UCU fears more support staff will be forced out to cover REF recruitment costs

Expert points to lecturers’ low qualification levels

Emma Rees can’t wait for the holidays to start

Two university leaders forgo increases as tensions over staff wage offer continue

Judgment says university ‘inadequately investigated’ misconduct case

African American scholars still struggle for public prominence outside discussions of racial justice, says Daniel Matlin

Lectures and seminars are likely to be cancelled across the UK as university staff hold a second national walk-out over pay.

Outsourced cleaners at the University of London have vowed to fight on despite being offered improved terms and conditions after a two-day strike.

Working Time Regulations not as restrictive as UCU thinks, lawyer argues

Petting animals can help to overcome social barriers which can lead to improved learning for students, says Erin McKenna

Study by scholar who was harassed online finds that academics are vulnerable

Teaching staff who stick with British titles will not be eligible for promotion

Victim of harassment calls for changes in light of jail term for Queen’s academic

A second university has threatened academics with a loss of pay over working to rule, Times Higher Education has discovered. 

Unions representing higher education staff have announced a second nationwide strike for 3 December.

A university threatened staff that it would dock them a day’s pay if they did not work unpaid overtime, it has emerged.

Bill Galvin optimistic about future despite massive deficit

The Universities Superannuation Scheme is in deficit but has healthy assets, says Michael Bourn

There is an essential difference between saloon-bar provocation and paradigm-shifting scholarship, argues Terence Kealey

Richard Larschan explains how events at his university arising from the bombings led to his long-resisted retirement

Does bitchiness serve any useful scholarly purpose?

About 12,500 staff are paid less than the Living Wage at UK universities, new research suggests

Noisy protests on pickets lines, cancelled classes and student occupations have been seen at universities across the country as trade unions mounted a one-day strike over pay.

Strike rallies will take place across the UK today during a one-day walkout by university staff over pay, with some universities already cancelling classes