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Some institutions lost about a tenth of their non-academic workforce in main year of pandemic

Radical measures to combat bullying in UK science may backfire, warns sector bullying lead, but ex-research council head urges boldness

Union leaders insist support for further strikes is strong but new pressures may harden university leaders’ resolve, experts warn

Nine out of 10 staff who responded to survey want new rule to be rescinded

University refuses to pay staff who have returned to work until they reschedule lectures lost to last round of walkouts

Swinburne says former councillor and union rep was not targeted, but he says redundancy criteria were written for him

And research job opportunities are booming outside universities, AI-fuelled study finds

Universities say they proactively uncover underpayments, but former casual claims they only acknowledge the obvious cases

Job insecurity has been exacerbated by legislation intended to end it, with universities facing spiralling recontracting costs and no extra funding

Canberra’s work rights strategy influences make-up of new arrivals, as Perth changes entry rules again

University casuals less likely to win permanent employment than cleaners or bank workers, Senate inquiry finds

Belated data show that inexperienced, untenured and non-academic staff shouldered the lion’s share of job losses

Mistreated foreign lecturers welcome ‘endgame’ of marathon dispute but some say strings attached to a proposed deal are unacceptable

Universities legally entitled to make deductions, but UCU attacks ‘unfair and unprofessional response’

Covid lockdowns, provincial budget cuts and political interference driving strike activity among faculty feeling disrespect

Pay, promotions and intellectual property protections set for ‘refinement’ under new action plan

Long-time postdoctoral scientist says he was ousted when he complained a professor had appropriated his own research

More than 1 million students on 68 campuses to be affected, as union splits walkouts by dispute

Roles seek to counter dominance of publication metrics in promotion, but scholars say research should remain primary path to career progression

Union faces divisions internally as well as impasse with vice-chancellors in negotiations

Further walkouts expected in disputes over pay, pensions and working conditions

While its educational niche may confer unique advantage, D’Youville shows it can maintain student services with one less day

Scholars asked to refuse to speak or help with examinations at university where 46 jobs remain at risk

Selective institutions more likely to show their favouritism publicly, study finds

Major union win includes access to arbitration or mediation on discrimination and harassment complaints

Union accuses Huddersfield of ‘cold and calculated’ decision not to give Jonathan Duxbury his old job back

Cara Aitchison says UK universities should prioritise concerns like precarity, gender pay gap and ‘compassion for deep tired’ staff

University appeals against ruling sparked by union complaint over workload

Barely half of victims report threats to police, says Finnish study, which finds perpetrators of harassment are not infrequently colleagues of those they target

‘Appropriate action’ taken after investigation into executive chair Fiona Watt, says UKRI

New contracts at Harvard and NYU seen reflecting new determination and political and economic pressures of Biden and Covid

Workforce report co-authored by Baroness Wolf also finds that number of teaching-only staff in UK grew by 80 per cent in 12-year period

Non-Korean academics must often accept ‘dead-end jobs’ and isolation among native colleagues

Undergraduates and postgraduates express sympathy for lecturers who have also struggled with shift online during pandemic

Intellectual property rights are likely to rest with lecturers despite university ownership claims, say legal experts

Short-term contracts are leading researchers to chase more secure roles in less heralded universities, says Cardiff Met vice-chancellor

UCU to reballot 42 branches that narrowly missed turnout threshold

A$40 million repayments flagged so far the tip of the iceberg, union says

Once rare, now commonplace, use of private companies to hire new presidents coming at large cost to US universities, research team finds

While some disciplines naturally have older researchers, more job security is needed to attract young, experts say  

Staff at 58 universities set to walk out

University and College Union general secretary says sector leaders who focused on turnout were ‘not listening to a consistent message that staff have been delivering to them’

Experts say exhaustion and worry over disruption to students hit appetite for industrial action but shouldn’t mask the unhappiness across sector

Combined with results of pensions ballot, union has mandate for walkouts at less than four in 10 institutions polled

Higher education minister says circumstances of philosopher’s departure ‘absolutely appalling’

Majority of respondents to major UK survey show signs of depression but fear that asking for support will harm career

Ombudsman pledges crackdown if institutions fail to come clean

Fresh ‘wage theft’ claims arise as Australian legislation to combat casualisation fails to scratch the surface

Elsevier vice-president calls for manifesto on well-being signed by institutions so researchers are not seen as ‘paper-producing machines’

Australian inquiry also recommends new national strategy, top-up funding and better union entry rights

Anming Hu was acquitted in court prosecution under Trump crackdown on academic scientists with China ties

UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as ‘staff at breaking point’ but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is ‘fair and meaningful’

Move bolsters fears of political attacks on US higher education and prompts AAUP to consider boycott

Peter Ridd judgment may encourage universities to hide behind ‘confidentiality’ veil, transparency advocate warns

Union queries necessity, as sector braces for the loss of hundreds more positions

Scientists less likely to risk switching jobs despite rising fatigue, flagging morale and gender equity going backwards

Marathon legal battle by Italy’s lettori for equal rights may soon end after European Commission’s intervention

Loss of vital expertise piles more pressure and workloads on those left behind, including academics

Institutional leaders ‘don’t listen’, leaving line managers to provide little more than ‘palliative care’

Sociologist criticised by MPs says that he plans to appeal against termination