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Remaining staff will lose access to Teachers¡¯ Pensions Scheme as union attacks ¡®Scrooge playbook¡¯ cuts

Union considers industrial action amid long-running dispute over associate lecturer contracts

Union faces challenge to pass turnout threshold as sector finance crisis mounts

Nearly one in 10 changed employment during most recent year for which data is available, but financial crisis may have curtailed this

¡®Enforceable undertaking¡¯ with workplace regulator also includes new checks and balances and half-million-dollar ¡®contrition payment¡¯

Traditional progression metrics and unbalanced governing bodies holding female academics back, say experts

Milestone is little comfort to staff stuck on insecure contracts, says union

¡®Enforceable agreement¡¯ with leading university ¡®an example for all large employers¡¯, says workplace watchdog

Union told by employers that pursuing industrial action will shut down progress on tackling working conditions concerns

Union sees need to borrow for building projects behind latest round of bloodletting

Vice-chancellor says university has ¡®done everything¡¯ it can to reduce costs before cutting jobs

Avoiding layoffs is the issue of the hour. The UCU would do better to prioritise negotiations on pay-related issues such as workload, says Jak Peake

Union leaders warn walkouts over government pay deal will continue indefinitely 

English fee rise does little to relieve pressure on institutions, with increased staff costs likely to swallow additional funding

Announcement follows the departure of 400 staff members last year as efforts to close budget black hole continue

Burnout is rife in an era when the traditional attractions of academia to obsessives are diluted by many new duties, observes Joseph Cronin

Staff fear cost-cutting motivations behind university¡¯s drive for more secure employment

Latest redundancy round militates against the government¡¯s growth aspirations, observers warn

Changes will ensure compliance with new legislation, according to administrators, but unions say it is about cutting costs

Australian academics required to ¡®act up¡¯ for years before being paid for it, analysis finds

Chancellor goes ahead with 1.2 percentage point increase, hiking staff costs for already cash-strapped institutions

¡°Workforce change¡± processes under way at seven institutions likely to claim well over 1,200 jobs, with more campuses expected to follow suit

Pressure group attacks ¡®shocking¡¯ rise in ¡®fat cats¡¯, but institutions insist it is right that they offer competitive salaries

Number of institutions claiming financial exigency now into ¡®double figures¡¯

Troubled institution joins neighbouring ANU in flagging major cuts, saying it is ¡®spending beyond its means¡¯

Declines in international student numbers blamed for fresh round of university redundancies

Proposed rises in employer national insurance and levy on pension contributions could ¡®unwittingly tip the balance¡¯, warns UUK leader

New restructure proposals, ¡®the last of the year¡¯, would claim more than 100 positions

Waiving pay during Covid did not prevent redundancies, union warns members

Pandemic-style redundancies feared as universities count their losses

Employers say they will work with union on issues including contracts, workload and pay gaps ¨C providing there is no ballot for industrial action

Shahd Abusalama claimed Sheffield Hallam breached a confidentiality agreement by disclosing details of her departure to The Jewish Chronicle in the wake of disproven antisemitism claims

Case which could have significant influence on sector response to industrial action ¡®jumps the first hurdle¡¯

At least 50 job cuts proposed as university confronts A$200 million hole caused by ¡®external headwinds¡¯ and federal policy changes

Academics whose pay was deducted for taking part in marking and assessment boycott begin legal case

UCU threatens strike action as university enacts second redundancy programme in less than six months

UCU accuses distance learning university of trying to ¡®bully through¡¯ pay cuts, but institution says it wants to address excessive contracted hours

Survey respondents warn of misuse of process, inadequate consultations and impact on staff left behind

Wealthiest halls able to offer allowances worth more than twice as much as those at less moneyed outposts

With a six-month sunset and short-term contracts off the table, administrators can no longer rely on insecure teachers for certainty

Firm whose lawyer helped initiate ACU saga handed job of finding leakers

Row over payment of foreign lecturers has stretched on for three decades

Unique course denied reprieve as staff say loss of 62 colleagues means averting further cuts is ¡®no victory¡¯

Even if academics are empowered to switch off from their jobs, feasibility of planned rules in question if root causes of overwork are not addressed

University cuts savings target after 62 take enhanced severance pay

The OfS¡¯ approach is evolving, partly reflecting the fact that a course¡¯s long-term value is not always immediately obvious, says John Blake

Closure of college with 35 faculty members may be first time controversial law enacted in 2015 is utilised

Astronomer hired on fellowship supporting scientists to return from career breaks says hoped-for permanent role was not advertised and handed instead to partner of outstanding minority appointee

Sheffield Hallam staff to walk out for four days in late September in row over job cuts

Universities must not use international education reforms as a smokescreen to jettison staff, Australian union says

Tories had wanted to extend legislation limiting impact of industrial action to ÖйúAƬ sector

Increasingly bitter relations could result in prolonged strike action in September

Big pay hikes for doctors and teachers could trigger mood change on more industrial action, say experts

Union escalates industrial action in bid to block redundancies at crisis-hit institution

Survey of those who have left their roles give up hope of overturning ¡®toxic work environments¡¯

New government told to consider post-92s¡¯ legal obligation to participate in scheme as some consider setting up subsidiary companies to opt out

Age at which academic staff forced to leave the university to increase from 67 to 69

UCU accuses university of creating ¡®two-tier workforce¡¯ by employing people through a subsidiary company to prevent access to expensive scheme

College says latest round of cuts will secure its future but academics wonder whether much of what made the institution special will be left

Industrial action turnout threshold set for axe, minimum service levels going nowhere, but new rules on zero-hours contracts on the way