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Checking on the whereabouts of international employees only may breach the Equality Act, campaigners say

Researchers criticise focus on aftercare for stressed staff members and urge leaders to tackle workload pressures head-on

Dean says that institutions may have to rely on part-time staff if they cannot match industry remuneration

Malcolm Anderson, a lecturer in accounting, was said to be ¡®struggling silently¡¯ with new work responsibilities

Requirement for visa holders to report attendance builds ¡®culture of mistrust¡¯, say scholars

Universities across North America told they must resolve issues around job insecurity as one institution faces 14th week of industrial action

Gender gap at professorial level is largely down to fewer women applying, so default application system could be a solution, researcher suggests

Seventy-seven day walkout has failed to address key issues of dispute over pay and benefits

51³Ô¹Ï Office decision to decline a visa for postgraduate researcher¡¯s 22-month-old baby sparks anguish at laboratory ¡®struggling¡¯ to recruit

King¡¯s College London survey highlights time-consuming nature of flagship equality charter

Victory for Durham campaigners offers hope other universities could follow suit in ending ¡®precarious¡¯ employment arrangements

Humanities subjects set to be hardest hit by restructure

A dwindling share of post-school students could leave the country¡¯s workforce short of know-how

Russell Group university hopes to poach researchers from competitors with generous scheme

Reporting regulations too ¡®ambiguous¡¯, allowing institutions to interpret them to their advantage, experts argue

Trade unions asking for a 7.5 per cent uplift or an extra ?1,500, whichever is greater

Members of the THE editorial team discuss the gaps in salaries among men and women in higher education 

Mean average pay gap across UK sector stands at 15.9 per cent, with 30 institutions reporting gaps in excess of 20 per cent

Two new studies indicate young and female researchers are at high risk

Revised deal would set up expert panel to advise on ¡®future joint approach¡¯, and aim to protect defined benefits

Union ¡®unconvinced¡¯ making redundancies will help institution achieve aim of improving research and teaching

Uptake of Race Equality Charter in UK higher education ¡®hugely disappointing¡¯, says Kalwant Bhopal

Six higher education institutions report so far that male pay is at least 20 per cent higher than female remuneration 

The world¡¯s first research university offers to take care of those with caring responsibilities

Industrial action at UK universities a ¡®seminal moment¡¯, say academics

Durham academics Ernesto Schwartz-Mar¨ªn and his wife Arely Cruz-Santiago were told to leave after spending too long conducting humanitarian work abroad

Universities UK to appoint panel to explore methodology and assumptions behind pension scheme¡¯s ?6.1 billion deficit

Perth¡¯s Murdoch University backs away from radical move to reboot staff conditions

UCU appeal is latest escalation of row over future of Universities Superannuation Scheme

Sophie Inge speaks to two sets of job-sharers about the pros and cons of dividing an academic role

Universities UK describes decision as ¡®hugely disappointing¡¯

Ernesto Schwartz-Mar¨ªn and his wife Arely Cruz-Santiago told that their family has just 14 days to leave country

Agreement raises hopes that strike action could be suspended later this week

Staff at 65 UK higher education institutions are entering their fourth week of strike action

Academic and non-academic staff contributed an estimated 40 million hours in voluntary activities in 2015-2016, research suggests

Further walkouts would target exam period between April and June

51³Ô¹Ï Hesa data reveal big jump in staff with a doctorate, although numbers remain static at some institutions

USS dispute has also revealed deep divides among vice-chancellors on way forward for the sector, experts say

Universities need to confront, rather than ignore, uncomfortable questions about the worth of higher education to be in with a fighting chance

Vice-chancellor convenes special council meeting after academics vote overwhelmingly to change institution¡¯s stance

UCU estimates that most UK higher education institutions use hourly paid teachers for between 15 and 40 per cent of their teaching, with an average of 27 per cent

Negotiations between UUK and UCU due to resume on 6 March

Uncertainty over the future of 18 per cent contributions is hampering negotiations, argue Jon Forster, Graham Niblo and James Vickers

Talks at mediation service Acas planned as strike action at UK universities enters fifth day

Universities UK concedes that it might ¡®have not considered every possible angle¡¯, as strike action continues

Staff at 65 universities walk out over changes to Universities Superannuation Scheme

Academics do not want to damage students' education but strike action is the only option left to protect pensions, says Sam Marsh

Teaching would improve if all scholars were required to undertake regular secondments in industry, says Cecilia Chan

Lawrence Bacow¡¯s appointment at Harvard sparks discussion about the ¡®greying¡¯ of college leadership

Academics warned they could face salary deductions for failing to reschedule lectures or cover for colleagues

Despite fears that a new generation of graduates will find themselves serving coffee, Germany¡¯s university leavers have fitted successfully into the economy, analysis finds

No sign of deal between UCU and vice-chancellors on eve of industrial action

Majority say they will support their lecturer if they walk out, but two-thirds concerned about impact on education

Claudia Pama launches campaign calling on research bodies to introduce proper sick pay provision

Survey of German professors finds US-based doctoral candidates favoured over counterparts in Singapore or Vietnam

THE survey reveals how work pressures shape researchers¡¯ decisions around relationships and family

51³Ô¹Ï¡¯s first major global survey of university staff views on work-life balance finds academics feeling stressed and underpaid, and struggling to fit time for personal relationships and family around their ever-growing workloads. Ellie Bothwell reports

Generous leave packages used as a strategy to retain top female researchers in elite institutions, study suggests

Suspension is a legal and emotional minefield that can blow up in managers¡¯ faces, says a wrongfully suspended scholar 

Universities pay only for direct teaching time, making effective hourly pay derisory, union claims