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Pensions expert criticises Universities UK¡¯s ¡®outdated¡¯ proposal to end defined benefit scheme for almost 200,000 staff

A badly understood notion of risk has created a fake crisis in university pensions that will devastate academia, argues Dennis Leech

UCU says move will 'raise further questions about the priorities of senior managers'

University and College Union will ballot members on a national walkout over plans to move staff to defined contribution pension scheme

University and College Union warns Russell Group institution will struggle to raise teaching quality while cutting jobs

Strong turnout in ballot over USS changes ¡®sends a clear message¡¯ that union members will take action to protect retirement fund, says UCU

Ali Milani believes that the NSS in its current form could be a threat to students¡¯ unions

Salary transparency can promote equality but also tends to foment jealousy and strife among academic staff, as Adrian Furnham has seen at first hand

The ending of Murdoch University¡¯s agreement with its staff over employment conditions could herald a rougher ride for university staff, says Gavin Moodie 

Exams this coming autumn semester to be affected

Senior academics at Teesside University put at risk of redundancy as summer break gets under way

Emily Van Duyne on why she missed graduation despite being passionately committed to her students

In our annual survey of vice-chancellors¡¯ pay, which reveals double-digit hikes for some and more modest rises for others, Simon Baker examines how remuneration committees make their decisions amid calls for greater transparency over the ¡®arbitrary¡¯ nature of salary increases

Our annual analysis shows that academic pay is still falling in real terms and that equality is still an issue with regard to gender and ethnicity

Analysis suggests v-c pay is rising twice as fast as salaries of more junior university staff

Does Nigel Piercy textbook case study stem from his experience at Swansea University? 

Free Speech ranking claims quarter of institutional administrations are ¡®actively censoring speech¡¯

If Trump and Brexit are the problem, universities are part of the solution, says Sally Hunt. But we must do better than we have

Although remuneration slipped off the top of the agenda at UK universities last year, generous salary rises for v-cs will not be overlooked, says Jack Grove

Election of theology professor Michel Deneken as Strasbourg president angers secularists

An independent investigation is reviewing David Wheeler¡¯s conduct during staff negotiations 

The Universities Superannuation Scheme¡¯s stake in former cluster bomb manufacturer Textron is an inappropriate use of savings, campaigners say

Students and lecturers join forces for a national demonstration over cuts, fee rises and the plight of EU staff and students post-Brexit

More than three-quarters of staff who will receive pay rises are female or ethnic minorities

Effectiveness and impact of one-day strikes targeted at university graduation and open days also questioned by expert and employers

Dundee academics face redundancy at end of ¡®shocking¡¯ assessment process

Academic freedom is under threat from forthcoming plans for higher education, says ¡®alternative white paper¡¯

Staff at eight UK universities will walk out on scheduled student open days as part of pay dispute

Marking boycott ends after UCU says managers agree to scrap ¡®unfair¡¯ targets

Motion passed at union congress under fire, but backers welcome ¡®safe space¡¯

Report unveiled at union¡¯s congress highlights ¡®unreasonable, unsafe and excessive hours¡¯

With earnings inequality inflaming industrial unrest over pay, figures show most salaries are relatively static while top staff get more

UCU leader will tell congress that docked salaries should be handed to student hardship funds

Move to axe 14 per cent of workforce branded ¡®devastating¡¯, but v-c insists change needed

Two-day walkout follows offer branded an 'insult' by the UCU, but employers claim strike will have 'no to low impact'

Possible mass resignation of external examiners in pay dispute raises concerns about sector¡¯s use of contracts, says legal expert

Two long-time critics of London Metropolitan University management have been selected for redundancy, but institution dismisses any suggestion of a link

Vice-chancellors have again come in for flak over what they are paid. We look at how their compensation packages compare with those of their international peers. Jack Grove runs the numbers

Two-day strike over 'insulting' 1.1 per cent pay rise offer may affect student exams and marking

Almost nine in 10 in staff who took part in online poll do not think the former Ofsted chief is fit to lead institution due to cost-cutting plans

Ballot for industrial action is called despite ongoing pay talks over pay claim for 2016-17

Ucea says additional payroll pressures and market instability means uplift is ¡®at the limit of affordability¡¯ for many institutions

Some surveys show faculty putting in at least 60 hours a week, but research casts doubt on whether this is a productive routine

A lecturer in law who played a prominent role in the University and College Union has died.

UCU members to strike following decision by governing council, which affects more than 500 jobs

UCU¡¯s nine-point checklist aims to make admissions fairer

With 500 jobs at stake, ballot is first of its type in institution¡¯s history

Hundreds of protesters gather on Bloomsbury campus in support of suspended Unison branch secretary Sandy Nicoll

Institution's senate warns shutting offices would be 'very high risk', with 500 jobs at stake

Independent audit ordered by president in wake of claims by black students¡¯ officer

Bumper year for fund managers at the Universities Superannuation Scheme

Rising liabilities may again focus attention on whether Universities Superannuation Scheme assumptions are ¡®unreasonably pessimistic¡¯

Strategic plan ushers in ?3 million bursary programme, plus ¡®pathways out of the university¡¯ for staff who fail to align with mission

University refutes accusation by Max Watson, management critic who was target of ¡®plague¡¯ comments

Unions and universities divided over extent of ¡®casualisation¡¯ despite major joint initiative

Sweeping changes to the laws governing industrial disputes could restrict unions¡¯ ability to call strike action, writes Jack Grove

Two unions reject 1 per cent offer, but Unison and GMB get behind it

Supreme Court to consider whether educators are obliged to pay union fees

Compulsory redundancies ruled out until November

Ulster University is to cut up to 210 jobs and lose around 1,200 student places to cope with a ?8 million reduction in Northern Ireland¡¯s higher education budget