Employment issues

A hundred jobs in the frame after Charles Sturt’s international earnings crash by three-quarters

Professors claim their pay cheques have decreased by more than 30 per cent, as public education workers embark on a historic march through Buenos Aires

University staff are demanding a new pay deal and stronger protections on working conditions after a previous government agreement expired in June

Leicester-based university starts severance scheme, saying student recruitment shortfall means it has to make savings

‘You don’t want two classes of employees on your campus,’ says former superannuation minister-turned-vice-chancellor

UCU calls on institutions to rethink restructuring plans as industrial action affects large swathes of sector

Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans

Employers’ body instructs members to implement final pay offer as further negotiations fail to resolve impasse with unions

European Commission report finds 45 per cent fewer researchers moved from the EU to the US in 2025 than in 2023

But university says one in five degrees going had no students on them, and researcher argues Gaelic studies can be foregrounded in broader programmes

Decision could put institutions on a treadmill where they can only meet teaching needs by constantly employing more casuals, court victor warns

The past decade has seen a dramatic rise in teaching-only roles in the UK, particularly outside the sciences. But does that amount to a welcome focus on education or a cost-saving wheeze that constricts the pipeline of research talent? Juliette Rowsell reports

Unprecedentedly long strikes at Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee could be the shape of things to come, observers say

UCU and Unison warn changes to trade union agreements could lead to unions being derecognised

Universities are not obliged to report to Hesa salary details of staff employed by wholly owned companies, leading to fears of misleading figures

Teaching union leading day-long industrial action as disagreement rumbles on over blocked funding for higher education

Staff offered £8,000 to give up Local Government Pension Scheme membership, but those who do not agree could have their contracts terminated, union says

Universities are ‘underestimating’ the challenges caused by outsourcing services amid major professional services staff redundancies, report warns

Whatever the merits of his own appointment, time-honoured processes still disadvantage minorities. It’s time for external oversight, says Shamit Saggar

Economics Job Market Rumors resurfaces after three-week outage, reviving debate over whether forum still matters to the profession

Former prosecutor appointed as university confirms more details of investigation in wake of professor’s death

Impacted staff were all copied into a group email, prompting outrage

Book charting ascent to Cambridge professorship to be released posthumously, family confirms

Union passes vote of no confidence in executive board over high workloads and job insecurity

Employer body says it is unable to instruct institutions to increase staff pay until unions decide whether to enter dispute

Coverage that went beyond ‘legitimate’ questions of academic integrity should be investigated, says group of black leaders

Vice-chancellor insists university must make further savings because of ongoing financial pressures

Vice-chancellor says university needs to look hard at how it handled allegations of bullying within Institute of Astronomy

University closes programmes just as applicants find out if they have gained a place, with students told to transfer to other courses or study 80 miles away

With industrial action threatening graduations, parents of affected students urge parties to reach agreement

Deborah Prentice calls case an ‘aberration’ that should not be used to undermine other black scholars

Fixating on the remarkable life story of ex-University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday did a disservice to black scholars, says Femi Owolade

Deborah Prentice accused of just ‘rubber-stamping’ decisions amid university investigation ‘beset by delays’

Science and maths programmes among those suspended in recent months, with UCU claiming decisions are being made ‘in haste’

Union warns move will create ‘two-tier’ workforce and save university only £36k

Being at the ‘top of your game’ no guarantee of job security, warns decorated historian now facing the chop

Celebrities join calls for Devon university to change course, as union ballots members over industrial action

Union members to stage prolonged walkout after university announced it is looking to cut 200 more jobs

Healthy financial position of giant UK sector scheme may mean universities and their staff have to pay in less

Simple interventions will not solve the complex dynamics behind gender inequities, study finds

Analysis of staff data finds skew to teaching-only roles in entry-level positions, with scale of cuts not reflected at more senior levels

Free speech group reports 43 institutions to regulator after identifying job adverts asking candidates to demonstrate commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Students’ resits and graduations hit by union action over planned restructure

National pay award expected to be postponed, while some university employees question decision to opt out of collective bargaining

Plans to close courses would have national impact, politicians write in letter urging university to reconsider

Plans to employ teaching-focused academics via subsidiary firm should worry whole sector, say UCU representatives

‘Impossible to plan’ for research and teaching, say staff, as threat of redundancy looms large over summer breaks

Universities may pause major staffing changes as they are predicted to save millions, experts say, but ‘volatility’ of scheme means some will press on

‘Unacceptable’ that academics are facing more redundancies, says UCU, but university insists it must adapt

Sham and shortcut consultations frowned on, as Canberra mulls more governance reforms

Recruiting whoever costs least, unsettles least and matches current operational needs most closely is self-defeating on many levels, says Peter Sutoris

Universities could save up to £900 million after years of sky-high payments 

Staff file complaint about university for a second time, saying things have ‘got worse’ since previous investigation

Study finds working away from the office can add to feelings of being ‘overwhelmed and overloaded’

Satisfaction gained from academic jobs undermined by mounting workloads and ‘creeping’ administrative burden, finds study

Leading department being in the firing line shows how changing student preferences are fundamentally reshaping universities

‘Pronounced penalties’ for those early-career staff with children may explain why PhDs postpone becoming a parent, finds study

Russell Group institution cites changing student demand as it puts 500 staff at risk of redundancy, with 150 jobs set to go

University defends decision to shutter provision after more than a century because of declining recruitment

Vice-chancellor says action must be taken to ‘remain financially sustainable’