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Articles by Tom Williams
Chester moves academics into communal working spaces, prompting union concerns about student meetings and equality impact
Site¡¯s loss of influence in higher education may have repercussions for academics¡¯ research, careers and support networks, experts say
A decade of English university policy has sought to improve standards by increasing competition. However, new institutions remain small and peripheral. Tom Williams asks whether the prestige gap and bureaucratic excess will always limit the scope for innovation, in England and elsewhere
Union members say tight deadlines not achievable as boycott ends as universities push to allow students to graduate
Urgent inspections of university estates after government warnings complicated by scale of buildings involved, and shortages of expertise
Country¡¯s two years outside of €95 billion research programme comes to an end
Employers urge union members to prioritise getting final grades to students, but more strikes planned for later in the month
Institutions face multimillion-pound repair bills and months of disruption as estates departments digest impact of new government warnings over Raac
Regulator must go beyond enforcing new legislation and offer universities guidance on practical approaches to ensuring diverse views are heard on campuses, academics conclude
Major annual survey shows quality of remote teaching improving but enthusiasm for hybrid options cools
Divisions on both sides mean finding compromise that suits all is proving impossible, with sector¡¯s reputation on the line
The UK¡¯s first Palestinian vice-chancellor discusses proving the value of creative degrees in a hostile climate, how to internationalise rural towns and what growing up with nine siblings can teach you about academic life
¡®Unfair¡® discrepancies persist in annual leave allowances despite moves by some universities to introduce parity
UK universities brace for yet more disruption as union prepares for reballot that could take dispute into 2024
University increases support for those who suffer harassment in media and online after work ¡®weaponised¡¯
Union has just weeks left to call vote on whether to extend industrial action or members will face being forced to clear assessment backlog
Tools developed to stamp out misconduct have been shown to be biased and inaccurate. Will AI creators themselves be forced to do it better?
Chief executive of world¡¯s oldest university network discusses equity in partnerships, two-way internationalisation and ensuring the UN sees the value of tertiary education
Those who took only pass/fail assignments in first year went on to achieve similar marks as their peers but levels of anxiety remained the same
Publishers of big journals ramp up efforts to ensure more transparency over what material has been fed into the likes of ChatGPT
Employer body seeks to end UCU action but faces more strikes as Unison members vote to walk out
Employers opt to defer increases as finances squeezed but majority tell THE they are paying up
Head of world¡¯s biggest testing firm discusses expansion, artificial intelligence and major changes to the TOEFL and GRE
Greenwich ¨C stripped of accreditation last year ¨C one of seven to now receive positive ratings from inspectorate
