USS reforms ‘would cut guaranteed pension income by 35 per cent’
Union says vice-chancellors’ shake-up would leave staff thousands of pounds out of pocket annually, but universities say current benefits are unaffordable
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Give Scotland a seat at top table of UK research, MPs urge
Scottish affairs committee calls for universities north of border to be better represented in UK Research and Innovation decision-making
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Ignatieff: overseas students ‘under surveillance’ by home regimes
THE event hears that ‘policing’ of social media posts from students studying abroad is stifling classroom debate
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Theatre academic in legal challenge over disputed PhD thesis
Legal bills for claim could reach £120,000, says theatre director
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Universities need to look disaster resilience in the eye
Making campuses sustainable will help limit future climate change but won’t protect against current threats, say Frank Fernandez and Hilary Coulson
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Step up on mental health, universities told as new levy announced
Aggrieved Victorian universities should see new mental health levy as an opportunity to harness resources, conference hears
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Former Penn State leader ordered to jail over sex abuse failings
Appeal on health grounds fails as prosecutor demands message for ignoring serial offending football coach
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Cross-border universities initiative ‘could extend far beyond EU’
European Commission says it has heard pleas for more long-term funding, and is considering allowing extra universities to join existing alliances
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Rage or engage?
It may feel as if the media is out to get universities. But a positive, pragmatic relationship is possible – and vital to public trust
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UK Research and Innovation budget falls as overseas aid cuts bite
Total budget for UK’s main public research funder is down 5 per cent
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English tuition fee cut a ‘myth’, says universities minister
Michelle Donelan also quizzed on campus free speech and antisemitism at GuildHE conference
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Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment, by Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey
Joe Moran appreciates a bold attempt to illuminate the roots of why we are so unhappy
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India has renewed push for mutual recognition of qualifications
Employers, universities and students are demanding bilateral recognition of Indian qualifications. Eldho Mathews explains why it matters
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Interview with Camilla Pang
The computational biologist and Royal Society prizewinner on empowering neurodiversity, academic humour and why emotions are key to problem-solving
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Katherine Hawley, 1971-2021
Tributes paid to acclaimed philosopher who always ‘gave of herself for the good of the group’