Black scholars still experience racism on campus Black academics claim they are viewed as ‘outsiders’ and hindered in career advancement By Jack Grove 20 March
Philosophy is dead?white – and dead wrong Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman on the subject’s colour line 20 March
Warwick UCU calls for Thomas Docherty to be reinstated Union members have called for a prominent critic of higher education policy to be returned to work after he was suspended by the University of Warwick. By John Morgan 13 March
Zero hours, infinite anxiety The perils of life on a contract with no guarantee of work By Jack Grove 13 March
Warwick suspends prominent critic of higher education policy But university rejects claim suspension relates to activism By John Morgan 11 March
Redefining success may help women achieve potential New book explores challenges female academics at Cambridge face on route to top By Matthew Reisz 6 March
‘Taxing’ lectures led to sacking, tribunal told Former Imperial College lecturer claims low student satisfaction scores led to her dismissal By Paul Jump 6 March
EIS snubs ‘exploratory talks’ on 2014-15 pay Scottish union angry that current dispute not on agenda By Jack Grove 3 March
Teachers and lecturers ‘do most unpaid overtime’ Teaching professionals who work unpaid overtime put in an extra 12 hours a week on average – the highest of any profession, a new study claims. By Jack Grove 28 February
1% offer ‘endangers’ national pay bargaining Below-inflation rise could prompt richer institutions to offer enhanced local deals, expert warns By Jack Grove 27 February
Sheffield academics baulk at HR chief’s sacking threat Scholars dismayed by suggestion that those not deemed ‘excellent academics’ will lose their jobs By Paul Jump 27 February
US college may link president’s pay to lowest-paid staff By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed 24 February
New union-employer talks after UCU's marking boycott threat Universities are set to enter new talks with sector unions, after academics threatened a marking boycott By Jack Grove 21 February
UUK review to focus on personnel Workforce efficiencies study is about best practice, not cuts, body says By Holly Else 20 February
Hard line on boycott could cost staff thousands Experts foresee tough reaction from universities to UCU’s ‘ultimate sanction’ By Jack Grove 20 February
Gender equity: even sector’s best not good enough Women-friendly policies insufficient at even Athena SWAN universities, finds THE Best University Workplace Survey By Chris Parr 20 February
Physicists are more intelligent than social scientists, paper says Social scientists are of ‘lower average intelligence’ than those in natural sciences - at least at elite universities, authors argue By Paul Jump 20 February
Women in STEM still waiting for structural change Dame Athene Donald brands MPs’ report on women in science ‘weak’ By Holly Else 20 February
Unionists consider deploying boycott in pay battle As strike force falters, some UCU members and industrial relations experts think escalation is needed By Jack Grove 13 February
Cyber-abuse of academics - it’s time for action Universities have the resources to keep us safe, says Sara Perry. They just need the will 13 February
Graduate teaching assistants have been left behind by all Striking academics call for better pay, but the PhD students who support their work are suffering even more, Fern Riddell says 13 February
University staff to strike for whole day over pay deductions Staff at 11 higher education institutions are to walk out for a whole day in a protest of what they believe is “unlawfully deducted” pay. By Jack Grove 7 February
University staff strike again as next pay round approaches University staff have walked out for the fifth time over this year’s “miserly” 1 per cent pay offer. By Jack Grove 6 February
Legal protection diluted for outsourced staff Change in Tupe law means employers can offer new terms one year after move By Jack Grove 6 February
MPs want more to be done to help women in science Chair of Commons committee wants universities to ‘pull their socks up’ and tackle gender inequality By Holly Else 6 February
Pay is the front line in a fight over the future The UCU’s action is about fairness, equality and defending public higher education, say Tom Hickey and John Holmwood 6 February
Academic assessment gone mad Has accountability to stakeholders got out of hand? Steven Ward imagines an Orwellian world of over-assessment 6 February
UCU looks set for court battle for striking members’ pay But law might not be on its side in its effort to prevent docking of full day’s pay, solicitor says By Jack Grove 30 January
Stephen Hawking professorship in cosmology a ‘threat to meritocracy’ Cambridge to put plan to set up new chair to vote after $6 million donation from Avery-Tsui Foundation By John Morgan 30 January
The FoI burden - there are no easy answers Paul Gibbons says lack of time, money and legal clarity can all affect universities’ responses to FoI Act requests 30 January
A third of staff would like to leave, THE survey finds Inaugural THE Best University Workplace Survey reveals discontent and fears over security of employment By Chris Parr 30 January
From precarious contract to exhilarating start-up Researcher Helen E. Lees on using her bid-writing skills to help fund her new company – and freedom 30 January
成人VR视频 Best University Workplace Survey 2014 results Find out how academics and professional and support staff feel about working in UK higher education By Chris Parr 30 January
UCU stages pay walk-out University staff have taken part in a second two-hour strike over this year’s 1 per cent pay offer By Jack Grove 28 January
Academics walk out for two-hour stoppage Thousands take part despite pay threat, UCU says By Richard Crook 23 January
Imperial employment tribunal: ‘conspiracy’ claim Department head Philippe Froguel insists complaints of ‘bullying’ were intended to oust him from his post By Paul Jump 23 January
No kidding: research is as demanding as a newborn Research is like a baby - insistently demanding and on its own timetable, as Rebecca Braun found on maternity leave 23 January
Essex changes tack on strike pay row V-c acknowledges ‘agonising’ decision faced by staff over two-hour walkout By Jack Grove 22 January
Universities threaten to dock day's pay over strike Several universities are threatening to deduct a full day’s pay for anyone taking part in a two-hour walkout, a union has claimed By Jack Grove 21 January
Head denies rigging assessment thresholds in redundancy dispute Dismissed Queen Mary lecturer Fanis Missirlis claims appraisal metrics set at level to deliberately exclude him By Paul Jump 16 January
MLA conference: blizzard of ice and ideas Frigid weather fails to dampen enthusiasm at the MLA conference, finds Robert Eaglestone 16 January
UCU announces three two-hour strikes Three two-hour strikes aimed at disrupting teaching at UK universities have been announced By Jack Grove 15 January
Vice-chancellors’ pay row prompts UCU letter to Cable The University and College Union has called on the government to force universities to reveal why they award large pay rises to senior staff By Chris Parr 10 January
Retirement planning: it’s about more than money Academics face distinctive choices when they retire, says Malcolm Gillies 9 January
Why do some academics feel like frauds? Ruth Barcan believes such feelings are a logical response to a broken academic system By Ruth Barcan 9 January
Bournemouth managers under fire over pay rises A union has attacked managers at Bournemouth University for receiving what it describes as a 30 per cent pay rise By Holly Else 8 January
Kingston v-c defends last post for principal lecturers and readers Move will speed promotion track, Weinberg says, but UCU remains critical By Jack Grove 2 January
Non-EU scholars struggling with the UK’s visa policy Academics describe the complex, arbitrary bureaucracy, emotional turmoil and career limbo wrought by Britain’s policies 2 January
Job cuts may stretch services to City limit UCU fears more support staff will be forced out to cover REF recruitment costs By Jack Grove 19 December
Standards fall as global growth outstrips postgrad opportunities Expert points to lecturers’ low qualification levels By David Matthews 19 December
Vice-chancellors reject pay rise Two university leaders forgo increases as tensions over staff wage offer continue By Jack Grove 12 December
Neuroscientist Thelma Lovick wins tribunal victory over Birmingham Judgment says university ‘inadequately investigated’ misconduct case By Paul Jump 12 December
Black scholars: trapped on the race track? African American scholars still struggle for public prominence outside discussions of racial justice, says Daniel Matlin 5 December
University staff walk out for second strike Lectures and seminars are likely to be cancelled across the UK as university staff hold a second national walk-out over pay. By Jack Grove 3 December
Cleaners to continue outsourcing fight Outsourced cleaners at the University of London have vowed to fight on despite being offered improved terms and conditions after a two-day strike. By Jack Grove 28 November
Work-to-rule may hit academics in?pay packet Working Time Regulations not as restrictive as UCU thinks, lawyer argues By Jack Grove 28 November
Pets in the academic workplace Petting animals can help to overcome social barriers which can lead to improved learning for students, says Erin McKenna 28 November
LSE adopts US-style titles for lecturers Teaching staff who stick with British titles will not be eligible for promotion By Jack Grove 21 November
Academics face the cybercreeps alone Study by scholar who was harassed online finds that academics are vulnerable By Chris Parr 21 November
