IT help desk a ‘model’ for how universities can share services Out-of-hours support run out of Northumbria University now works with a third of the sector By Tom Williams 3 January
Universities failing academics targeted by online abuse – paper Research found that 74 per cent of academics had experienced online harms as a result of sharing research publicly By Patrick Jack 3 January
DPhil student turned union head eyes Oxford postgraduate access Oxford student union president Addi Haran Diman is highlighting the difficulties faced by postgraduate researchers after completing a DPhil at 22 By Jack Grove 3 January
Average Russell Group vice-chancellor pay package hits ?400,000 Average salary rises 3.5 per cent to ?327,000, with Cambridge’s Deborah Prentice topping pay list By Patrick Jack 2 January
New Year Honours 2025: damehood for ex-UUK president Buckingham Former Brunel vice-chancellor alongside former Cambridge leader and King’s vice-president By Patrick Jack 30 December
CNRS researchers resist call to impose teaching obligations Divide between scientists in research institutes and teacher-researchers at universities in spotlight after op-eds By Emily Dixon 27 December
York and St Andrews latest to post multimillion-pound deficits Leicester, Surrey, Brunel and Hull also report losses in financial accounts for 2023-24 By Patrick Jack 24 December
UCU members ‘sceptical’ strike ballot will meet turnout threshold Union members fear industrial action is ‘tone deaf’ amid large-scale redundancies across the sector By Juliette Rowsell 23 December
The Gregg Wallace furore shines a light on UK academia’s prejudice Academics are only revealing their own biases if they believe the television presenter’s behaviour represents working-class values, says Joe Baden By Joe Baden 23 December
Students most frequent perpetrators of academic staff harassment Of respondents to Swedish survey who reported experiencing threats or harassment, half said a student was responsible By Emily Dixon 22 December
Speed up international student visas, German rectors urge Improved visa processing among measures proposed by umbrella groups to attract and retain international students By Emily Dixon 21 December
Finland downgrades MDPI and Frontiers – will others follow suit? Decision to downgrade 271 journals on quality and operating model concerns sparks debate By Jack Grove 20 December