University and College Union staff launch third round of strikes Increasingly bitter internal dispute comes amid possibility of sector industrial action over pay By Chris Havergal 6 December
UCU members reject latest pay offer and show support for strikes Union told by employers that pursuing industrial action will shut down progress on tackling working conditions concerns By Tom Williams 6 December
OfS register pause &will make sector financial problems worse* Regulator accused of &dereliction of duty* and faces potential legal action after temporarily shutting down key processes By Tom Williams 6 December
Academic Twitter is dead, says Cambridge PhD trolled over thesis Cambridge PhD graduate Ally Louks reflects on &baseless* and &outlandish* hate comments she has received after her selfie went viral By Jack Grove 6 December
Universities lukewarm on MEPs* research funding proposals Dividing second pillar of FP10 into two councils could &weaken programme*s collaborative spirit*, European umbrella body warns By Emily Dixon 5 December
&Worrying* decline in university-business collaboration in UK Major survey of industry-academia relationships reveals slowdown in business interactions and income since pandemic By Jack Grove 5 December
Contextual admissions only helps &lucky few*, universities warned Social Mobility Commission says lowering entry grades for disadvantaged applicants is yet to have a &noticeable impact* on inequality By Chris Havergal 5 December
Teaching opportunities for PhDs dry up in university cash crisis Barely one in three postgraduate researchers now have opportunity to teach, finds Advance HE survey, with financial pressure on institutions likely to blame By Jack Grove 5 December
More managed HE sector &could see autonomy traded for stability* While it may be reluctant to attempt widespread reform of universities, economic circumstances may force Labour*s hand, experts believe By Tom Williams 5 December
Scottish budget a &real-terms cut* despite HE funding pledge Repurposing Covid-era cash allows government to claim extra investment but institutions remain in &precarious state* By Tom Williams 4 December
Wales follows England in raising tuition fees to ?9,535 Increase to &ensure Welsh institutions remain competitive* will be second time fees are hiked in space of a year By Tom Williams 4 December
St Andrews rector barred from graduations over legal action Stella Maris launches judicial review against removal from governing body over Israel &genocide* claim By Patrick Jack 4 December