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Universities may pause major staffing changes as they are predicted to save millions, experts say, but ‘volatility’ of scheme means some will press on

‘Unacceptable’ that academics are facing more redundancies, says UCU, but university insists it must adapt

Sham and shortcut consultations frowned on, as Canberra mulls more governance reforms

Recruiting whoever costs least, unsettles least and matches current operational needs most closely is self-defeating on many levels, says Peter Sutoris

Universities could save up to £900 million after years of sky-high payments 

Staff file complaint about university for a second time, saying things have â€˜got worse’ since previous investigation

Study finds working away from the office can add to feelings of being ‘overwhelmed and overloaded’

Satisfaction gained from academic jobs undermined by mounting workloads and ‘creeping’ administrative burden, finds study

Leading department being in the firing line shows how changing student preferences are fundamentally reshaping universities

‘Pronounced penalties’ for those early-career staff with children may explain why PhDs postpone becoming a parent, finds study

Russell Group institution cites changing student demand as it puts 500 staff at risk of redundancy, with 150 jobs set to go

University defends decision to shutter provision after more than a century because of declining recruitment

Vice-chancellor says action must be taken to ‘remain financially sustainable’

Campaigners call for institutions to commit to giving new dads six weeks off as audit reveals stark differences in entitlements across sector

As academics warn university reforms will threaten autonomy and decimate faculties, country’s education minister says changes are needed to align with labour market needs

UCU declares â€˜no confidence’ in Lincoln management while redundancy plans prompt fresh dispute in north east

Interim leader drops plans to lose 150 jobs amid reports that announcement of process ‘blindsided’ university’s council

University declines to answer questions from staff or the media, with restructure plans affecting hundreds of jobs continuing despite leadership vacuum

University says further savings needed to ‘survive’ but Màiri McAllan urges pause to ‘interrogate the evidence’

University to keep employing academics directly after predictions that contribution rates to Teachers’ Pension Scheme will come down

Edinburgh extends pay deductions to those who refuse to cover for colleagues taking part in industrial action

Sudden departure revealed days after financially ‘strong’ university opened consultations over 140 proposed job losses

Majority elect to stay enrolled on more expensive TPS despite offer of incentives up to £12,000

Interim leader of arts institution takes swipe at striking UCU branch, saying it is ‘not facing up to harsh financial realities’

Dedicated round ‘made me more comfortable being ambitious’, says Cambridge engineer – one of 600 applicants from more than 40 countries

With hundreds of jobs on the line and dozens of courses at risk, staff living through one of the biggest university restructuring projects of recent years fear they are shouldering the blame for wider failures

Members at union’s congress debate whether to hold another national ballot despite failure to reach threshold last year

‘Decisive action’ is needed to address structural deficit despite recent cost-saving measures, says principal 

Union tells staff to walk out after academics taking part in boycott told they will lose full pay

UCU leader tells annual congress that sector faces threats like never before and issues cannot be fixed under current model

Union fears remaining staff will face even heavier workloads as 500 jobs have already been lost over past two years

UCU general secretary tells ߣߣÊÓƵ that university risks being changed â€˜beyond recognition’ if 600 job losses go ahead

Union warns that female nursing staff face being moved on to inferior terms while male engineers retain research rights

ߣߣÊÓƵn study reveals lower salaries, inconsistent seniority levels and thwarted development opportunities for leaders appointed to oversee indigenous access

University faces major escalation of industrial action after putting 2,700 people at risk of redundancy

Pressure grows on institutions to pause major restructures while sector awaits news of how much coming changes will save employers

Annual talks between employers and unions end with offer marginally better than last year amid ‘bleak future’ for some institutions

We discuss the fallout from tens of thousands of layoffs across UK higher education after a THE survey exposed the anger, fear and stress that pervade the sector

University urged to follow Oxford’s lead and give staff extra allowance to cope with city’s high living costs

Vice-chancellor defends deep job losses at embattled institution, insisting restructure will help it adapt to changed environment in higher education

University to shutter course less than a year after it launched, despite vice-chancellor’s commitment to training next generation of black academics

Automation may be used as an excuse to cut further posts, experts warn, even if it isn’t capable of replacing academics

Universities say financial pressures forcing their hands as staff discontent grows over cost-saving measures

The second part of ߣߣÊÓƵ’s UK University Redundancy Survey examines the impact that the waves of layoffs have had on those left behind â€“ and reveals a sector riven by rock-bottom morale, chronic overwork and deep mistrust. Paul Jump reports

George Bass’ droll dispatches on life as a university security guard have led to his first book. He discusses his unlikely route into the literary world and the growing pastoral role of campus staff

Planned boycott at Nottingham could disrupt some students’ ability to graduate, while staff at London South Bank University are also set to vote on industrial action

Government expected to allow employer contribution rates to come down next year after lobbying by post-92 institutions

University says final decision yet to be made after document outlining new redundancy scheme leaked to press

The results of ߣߣÊÓƵ’s UK University Redundancy Survey vividly illustrate the deep human impact of the redundancy crisis on those who have lost their jobs. But respondents are torn about whether they want to remain in a sector widely described as ‘toxic’. Paul Jump reports

Universities urged to play greater role in teaching people how to create their own work, as countries become more sceptical of higher education

Arts university hopes latest ‘transformation plan’ will help it survive, but staff fear much-lauded institution will be left ‘devastated’

Creators hope website will help universities interpret scores more accurately and make fairer hiring and promotions decisions

Institution begins consultation on job losses but union says it is in the dark over who is at risk

University joins growing wave of post-92 institutions changing employment practices to cut  pension costs

Internationalisation is creating new linguistic challenges for universities, as the imperative to attract foreign students clashes with policies to retain them after they graduate

Summer exam season set for disruption due to industrial action amid rows over job cuts and pension changes

Group demands university leaders rule out compulsory redundancies and course closures following new cost-saving plans

Challenging for universities to identify and punish problematic behaviour despite its effect on those targeted, finds study

ANU’s ‘academic performance remains strong’, university insists, amid call for governing body spill over overstated financial crisis

While decline in insecure employment precedes anti-casualisation law, swelling workforces at most institutions contradict claims of ‘tight cost control’