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New restructure proposals, ¡®the last of the year¡¯, would claim more than 100 positions

Waiving pay during Covid did not prevent redundancies, union warns members

Pandemic-style redundancies feared as universities count their losses

Employers say they will work with union on issues including contracts, workload and pay gaps ¨C providing there is no ballot for industrial action

Shahd Abusalama claimed Sheffield Hallam breached a confidentiality agreement by disclosing details of her departure to The Jewish Chronicle in the wake of disproven antisemitism claims

Case which could have significant influence on sector response to industrial action ¡®jumps the first hurdle¡¯

At least 50 job cuts proposed as university confronts A$200 million hole caused by ¡®external headwinds¡¯ and federal policy changes

Academics whose pay was deducted for taking part in marking and assessment boycott begin legal case

UCU threatens strike action as university enacts second redundancy programme in less than six months

UCU accuses distance learning university of trying to ¡®bully through¡¯ pay cuts, but institution says it wants to address excessive contracted hours

Survey respondents warn of misuse of process, inadequate consultations and impact on staff left behind

Wealthiest halls able to offer allowances worth more than twice as much as those at less moneyed outposts

With a six-month sunset and short-term contracts off the table, administrators can no longer rely on insecure teachers for certainty

Firm whose lawyer helped initiate ACU saga handed job of finding leakers

Row over payment of foreign lecturers has stretched on for three decades

Unique course denied reprieve as staff say loss of 62 colleagues means averting further cuts is ¡®no victory¡¯

Even if academics are empowered to switch off from their jobs, feasibility of planned rules in question if root causes of overwork are not addressed

University cuts savings target after 62 take enhanced severance pay

The OfS¡¯ approach is evolving, partly reflecting the fact that a course¡¯s long-term value is not always immediately obvious, says John Blake

Closure of college with 35 faculty members may be first time controversial law enacted in 2015 is utilised

Astronomer hired on fellowship supporting scientists to return from career breaks says hoped-for permanent role was not advertised and handed instead to partner of outstanding minority appointee

Sheffield Hallam staff to walk out for four days in late September in row over job cuts

Universities must not use international education reforms as a smokescreen to jettison staff, Australian union says

Tories had wanted to extend legislation limiting impact of industrial action to higher education sector

Increasingly bitter relations could result in prolonged strike action in September

Big pay hikes for doctors and teachers could trigger mood change on more industrial action, say experts

Union escalates industrial action in bid to block redundancies at crisis-hit institution

Survey of those who have left their roles give up hope of overturning ¡®toxic work environments¡¯

New government told to consider post-92s¡¯ legal obligation to participate in scheme as some consider setting up subsidiary companies to opt out

Age at which academic staff forced to leave the university to increase from 67 to 69

UCU accuses university of creating ¡®two-tier workforce¡¯ by employing people through a subsidiary company to prevent access to expensive scheme

College says latest round of cuts will secure its future but academics wonder whether much of what made the institution special will be left

Industrial action turnout threshold set for axe, minimum service levels going nowhere, but new rules on zero-hours contracts on the way

Fresh five-day walkout announced as 97 staff members face redundancy 

Former city MP suggests Nuclear AMRC should be removed from university control as job cuts loom

University and College Union and Unison want improvement on 2.5 per cent minimum rise

Top-ranked institution extends parental leave while also pledging action on fixed-term contracts, housing shortages and visa costs

Staff would receive an initial ?900 rise in August followed by second uplift in March under plan outlined by Ucea

Union demands parliamentary inquiry as instances continue to emerge

Majority of respondents to survey worry loose affiliation criteria for Research Excellence Framework could open door to ¡®buying in¡¯ star talent

Paediatrician delayed by 29 minutes helping child patient ¡°with high death risk¡±

On-site childcare is seen as vital for meeting equality and access goals, but with funding squeezed and demand unpredictable, many institutions are deciding the costs outweigh the benefits

Analysis of Russell Group data says female researchers are more likely to stay at lower pay grades or to leave the sector

Conduct review relies on footage taken inside the classroom without academic¡¯s knowledge

Falling inflation and no strikes have taken the sting out of negotiations this year, but that hasn¡¯t made reaching an agreement any easier

Swedish report finds almost a third of research and teaching staff held fixed-term positions in 2022

UCU says it has secured an average 15 per cent wage increase for supervisors at Cambridge, and pay raise of 14 per cent for some doctoral tutors at Sussex

THE analysis finds some UK universities had fewer women in the top pay bracket in 2022-23 than they did in 2014-15

Department of Education says data shows return to the pattern of consistent growth observed before Covid-19

Surrey was one of only a handful of UK institutions that was found to have a negative flow of cash in its 2021-22 financial statements

Forty jobs set to go at university

Professor faces dismissal from Leiden after reports of inappropriate behaviour, also involving her husband, spanning more than three decades

Union threatens strike and says cuts will leave university ¡®a shell of its former self¡¯

Institutions where hundreds of roles are at risk will have to radically change the way they operate, staff warn, with big impact on students and the wider community

Investigation finds research careers create ¡®perverse incentives¡¯ that cause academics to ¡®lose sight of boundaries¡¯

Number of institutions making redundancies passes 50, reflecting scale of financial challenge facing sector, but even some senior leaders fear rush into irreversible changes will do long-term harm

Union fears scale of cost-cutting imperils local economy in region already facing economic challenges

Study finds scholarly autonomy used to justify breaches of 48-hour weekly working hours cap

Booker Prize-winning author is latest arts leader to speak out against job shedding at celebrated university

A quarter of modern institutions looking to shed upwards of 50 roles, with agreements on teaching loads and promotion also under threat, UCU survey finds