The 10 most popular stories of September 2014
Which were the most-read Times Higher Education stories of last month? Well, it’s funny you should ask…
Which were the most-read Times Higher Education stories of last month? Well, it’s funny you should ask…
UCU to consult on halting action to allow more talks, provided academics’ pay is not docked
The University of Edinburgh has been warned to “think carefully” about its relationship with a “shadowy” social club, the Edinburgh News reported on 4 September. Edinburgh is already under fire after...
New College of the Humanities and Pearson are seen as potential beneficiaries of Productivity Plan
The University and College Union may suspend its work-to-rule industrial action on pension cuts in pre-1992 universities, after talks with employers.
Local issues will need very close attentionThe two opinion pieces on the implications for higher education of the Scottish referendum raise questions for universities in England as debate about the...
Three scholars with their sights set on Westminster explain what drives them to aspire to a career in politics
The results show that most people in the sector enjoy their work and their colleagues, but some are happier than others
Reasons for a spate of exits include more pressure and pension limits
May I offer congratulations to the Universities Superannuation Scheme investment staff on their £40,000 bonus payments ("Bumper bonuses for USS staff reignite union anger", www.timeshighereducation....
IoE/UCL mergerAll done bar the due diligence?A merger of the Institute of Education and University College London is set to be completed by December after the institutions’ governing councils gave...
When it comes to the battle over USS reform, am I alone in having "reverse worries" about the three main issues? While a move from final-salary to career-average deals (albeit with adjusted accruals...
Two university leaders forgo increases as tensions over staff wage offer continue
We should be grateful to Brian Cantor, chair of the Employers Pensions Forum, for coming clean about two things that we always suspected but our employers had previously denied ("In this climate, USS...
University lecturers and support staff are on strike over pensions today, joining national action that unions say will involve up to two million public sector workers.