Employment

Union branch say allowing president and chief financial officer to stay sends a ‘terrible message to staff’

Accusations led to disciplinary hearings for both president and chief financial officer

The case of Linnéa Taylor, who was fired by Lund University but fought back through courts, raises questions over misconduct investigations

University of Manchester records highest number of job losses during coronavirus crisis, according to Freedom of Information responses

London institution says it has ‘fully accepted’ recommendations of inquiry into senior staff behaviour

Campaigners claim forcing staff to reapply for jobs with lower salaries will damage Imperial and leave institution vulnerable

High-profile figures criticise university’s plans for large cuts to arts and humanities, which it says are necessary because of the pandemic and low student numbers

Analysts say industrial solutions must be adopted to wean universities off their dependence on casual staff

Unpublished Australian data show that number of regular support staff positions has shrunk while executive roles have expanded massively

Snowballing international earnings buttressed universities’ wealth ahead of this year’s crisis while relegating federal government to minority funder status

Some find it difficult to make decisions on their own off-campus, survey suggests

Survey suggests most of those giving help to colleagues feel undervalued

Leading psychologist issues stinging criticism of university treatment of employee mental health

Some universities acknowledge ‘errors’ totalling millions of dollars but deny deliberate ‘wage theft’

Australian survey finds little change in morale, workload or fatigue, but next year’s results could tell a different story

STEM-focused university warns that looming fee and subsidy changes may sharpen pandemic’s bite

Critics says that 60, or even 65, is too young to end an academic career

University denies impropriety, as faculty groups urge transparent review

University is also told to pay Paul Ewart almost £30,000 in compensation 

Many early career researchers saw their working hours fall, but one in nine scientists worked 60 hours a week, says Vitae study

American Association of University Professors opens formal investigations into institutions accused of cutting jobs without consultation

Women on fixed-term contracts twice as likely to have moved forward or delayed plans to start a family compared with permanently employed

Academics also cite immigration policies and ‘dwindling’ funding as reasons why position in country is no longer ‘holy grail’

Latest revelations continue horror week for the Australian sector

Latest losses bring national coronavirus tally to about 11,000 jobs, excluding casual and fixed term positions

Education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven says too much research funding is now competitive, leading to intense work stress

UK science minister hits out at ‘spurious’ research metrics and ‘publish or perish’ lab culture

Universities call for members to have option to reduce their contributions in return for different benefits

It makes no economic sense for job-retention schemes to postpone the inevitable, says Paul Oslington

Knowledge transfer and start-up incubators are more important than ever given the economic downturn in the wake of Covid-19, say university leaders in South Korea

Toronto president tells summit that ‘quality of city’ is crucial for university headhunting

No redundancy target announced as Australian university braces for massive loss of international earnings

University of East London warns it faces a £31 million revenue loss over the coming year, and needs to cut costs to stay solvent

Australian thinktank tracks sharp increase in overseas recruitment stations and warns of links to covert activities

Australian university insists it is just planning for potential scenarios, amid claims that 3,000 jobs are at risk 

Fewer casual staff and burdens of increased online teaching leave academics struggling with mounting workload and place question mark over future of traditional contractual arrangements

Early-career and female researchers experience the greatest mental health toll, Australian surveys find

Top researchers call for universities and funders to sign up to new set of principles to stamp out harassment

Reductions ‘necessary to ensure that the university not only survives but thrives’

Union says that more than 1,000 posts are under review at at King’s College London, with Liverpool also looking at major cuts

Coronavirus-induced workforce shedding has exposed the chasm in Australian university employment arrangements, says John Ross

The scant information about job losses among Australia’s insecure staff speaks volumes about how management sees them, say critics

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