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Data unclear on whether older scholars are keeping younger researchers out of jobs

Additional contribution from staff combined with 2 per cent extra from employers would be enough to keep current USS pension scheme, say experts

University urged to spend its levy money on training for wider community, not its ¡®highest-paid¡¯ staff

Study challenges the idea that it is primarily parenthood that hinders women¡¯s careers ¨C but in Germany, the picture is very different

Union members¡¯ walkout over budget cuts will coincide with the arrival of new students

Universities Superannuation Scheme is in ¡®rude health¡¯, says Mervyn King

A failure to treat staff fairly and consistently impedes academic standards and hurts students, says Sheikh Nahid Neazy

Union complains that early career academics have been told they must publish at least one 3* paper every 18 months ahead of 2021 assessment

Canadian study finds that short-term contracts are ¡®discouraging and demoralising¡¯

University of Adelaide is latest institution to bar men from applying for specific roles

Billed as a remedy for career uncertainty, micro-credentials may play into bosses¡¯ hands, critics warn

¡®People who have been around at a university for a while assume they know everything¡­but actually they need to be educated themselves,¡¯ says project leader

City of Sails sidelined, as government boosts job entitlements

University¡¯s refusal to extend support for international employees criticised

Ad hoc approaches inadequate to deal with a widespread issue, campaigners say

Trend triggers warnings over staff work-life balance and student learning

Vice-chancellor says university is committed to improving staff well-being

Former Columbia University academic Enrichetta Ravina awarded $1.25 million (?953,000) in damages

Australian sector adopts ¡®united viewpoint¡¯ against unequal relationships

Jim Newell¡¯s dismissal by Salford ¡®speaks volumes¡¯ about extent of sector marketisation, campaigners say

Experts predict ripple effect from ruling against Canadian university

Paul Hagan says Robert Gordon University principal and fellow deputy should have been sanctioned for failing to declare conflict of interest

University and staff payments set to increase even though Joint Expert Panel is yet to report

Union members at Fort Hare are pushing for bigger pay increases

Legislation proposed by new provincial government would terminate longest-running industrial dispute at an anglophone university in Canada

ÍøÆØÃÅ secretary offers clarity in wake of UK university pensions walkout

The public sector has not expanded quickly enough to meet the demand for college degrees in India

Initiative will allow UKRI to sponsor researchers from outside the EU, but key questions unanswered

ÍøÆØÃÅ Office says records on international academics are ¡®not collated in a manner which can be reported on¡¯

Ballot follows walkouts over pensions earlier this year

Opportunities to discuss ¡®taboo¡¯ subject and new institutional guidelines will help women during the menopause, says University of Manchester

But international scholars are less satisfied than domestic peers with the influence they have in the workplace, finds study

Overseas scholars use survey to warn of hostile political rhetoric against immigrants

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

ÍøÆØÃÅ 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