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University leaders rule out forced redundancies as proposed UTS cuts claim the spotlight

Staff criticise vice-chancellor’s failure to protect jobs despite additional government funding

Turnout required to move ahead with industrial action ‘very hard’ to achieve, say academics

University employees back industrial action after rejecting two per cent pay award

Soumitra Dutta to be replaced by interim leader after reports he was investigated for harassment

Incoming leader of new entity says course sharing on the cards ‘where it makes sense’ as unions fear merger will result in more job cuts

Union threatens ‘coordinated’ strikes to cause ‘maximum disruption’ at UK universities

Australian employer association says ‘system complexity’, not governance or deliberate dishonesty, is ‘root cause’ of widespread underpayments

Union’s new policy mandating three office days a week resisted by some staff, who are refusing to come in at all

Vice-chancellor feels ‘pulled in different directions’ as health concerns force pause in job cuts plans he says are needed to break even

Neighbouring Edinburgh Napier University also announces job cuts as pressure builds on Scottish sector

Chemistry and engineering among latest subject areas at risk at south Yorkshire university, as Liverpool settles hybrid working dispute

North-east university to open new base in Czech capital to ensure students can finish studies after affiliated provider runs into financial difficulties

Calls for regulator action as no universities voluntarily sign up to scheme that aims to prevent ‘passing the perpetrator’

Majority of those participating in consultative ballot say they would take part in industrial action after being offered 1.4 per cent rise by employers

Union demands ‘pause’ on ‘all job cut plans’ as management says it has achieved 60 per cent of savings target

‘Nothing seems to be safe,’ union says, as UTS insists there will be ‘no permanent decisions’ before consultation

Staff to walk out again over plans to save £16 million, with university open day also affected

Chancellor insists she acted with ‘respect, courtesy and civility’, amid claims of intimidation and bullying 

Institutions not participating in annual negotiations again reward staff with more generous pay increases, with some paying double what employers have offered collectively

Staff at Liverpool Hope announce 10 days of action at start of academic year, while union members at Lancaster and Leicester vote on taking action

Commission claim that decades-long discrimination dispute has been resolved described as ‘incomprehensible’

Promotion freezes at UK universities exacerbate frustrations caused by mass redundancies and low pay rises, with academics warning it could force more people out of the sector

International students ‘contribute more to demand than supply’ despite working far more hours than they used to, Reserve Bank analysis finds

Female-only recruitment ‘part of the solution’ for male-dominated profession facing workforce ‘crisis’

Long-running initiatives that aim to tackle issue not working, say experts, with change in approach needed

Address early career ‘glass door’ as well as promotion glass ceiling, policymakers urged

Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers

University says it will have to ‘carefully assess’ financial impact of not implementing changes, as union hails ‘huge victory’

New regulations are due to take force next month but leaders are not doing enough on prevention and response, say Graham Towl and Clarissa DiSantis

UCU claims institution hasn’t ruled out compulsory redundancies as it cuts further 75 roles

Union says Monash should now ‘pay staff what they’re owed’ as judge resolves ‘ambiguity’ over ‘contemporaneous’ meetings

Australian National University’s 60-year-old school to become a ‘programme’, as performance, composition and theory give way to ‘music and well-being’

Toufic Haddad alleges he was unfairly dismissed by East Jerusalem-based research institute because of his beliefs

Upcoming restructure of New Zealand’s research organisations opportunity to resolve salary disparities, Kiwi scientists say

Institution says it is ‘not immune’ to financial challenges as it looks to axe 400 jobs

Introduction of temporary graduate visa produced ‘significant increase’ in international enrolments but declines in students’ average earnings and migration prospects

UK universities remain committed to hybrid working, bucking wider return-to-the office trends. But at a time of mass redundancies and increasing workloads, would professional services staff be better off if their work were more visible to the university community? Juliette Rowsell reports

University workers warn forcing staff to leave could become the new normal for institutions looking to save money

Fewer new companies being created by UK universities following spin-out peak during pandemic

UK institutions urged to go beyond their legal responsibilities to help staff with caring commitments

University employees back industrial action, accusing leaders of poor financial management

Savings only part of the motivation for university’s ‘realignment’ to ‘remain relevant’, but union says management wants the humanities ‘burned’

Fierce competition to provide lifelong learning means UK universities require significant investment and national strategy, report finds

Redundancies blamed on ‘unprecedented financial challenges’ including ‘rising costs, flat or declining income and uncertainty in student recruitment’

All of university’s hourly paid lecturers in social sciences set to go under plans that will affect a quarter of academic workforce

Country bucks trend of declining enrolments, suggesting policy headaches Down Under matter little compared with what is going on elsewhere, analysis suggests

Australian deficits fuelled by unnecessary costs, report argues, but universities say analysis lacks ‘financial rigour’

Australian scholars with ongoing roles almost as fearful as casuals about being out of work

Vice-chancellors say they have ‘no choice’ about downsizing, but unions question the need as 2024 accounts reveal recovery trend

Businesses reliant on highly skilled workers urged to ‘stop taking a back seat’ as UK universities suffer financially

Impact of cost-saving measures the first question being raised at open days, report academics at under-fire institutions

University and College Union disputes institution’s claim to have significantly reduced job cuts figure

Staff blame recent bout of recruitment as USQ prepares to cut more than one in 10 workers

Activists say action is ‘keeping vice-chancellors at the negotiating table’ but experts believe reversing overall direction of travel is unlikely

Recent cases brought by gender-critical employees show that going beyond the law can easily turn into stepping outside the law, says Akua Reindorf

Vice-chancellor reveals changes to restructuring plan after criticism, including pausing the closure of courses seen as vital for servicing NHS

As higher education institutions shed thousands of jobs, we track developments and bring together latest analysis with resources for affected staff and students

Recently published jobs data shows difficulties of securing Oxbridge role, plus characteristics of those most likely to be successful

Thousands of academics and professional services staff are losing their jobs across the UK. What are their chances of finding another position, either in higher education or elsewhere? Tom Williams talks to several people who have been forced to find out, while Alexandra Wilson recounts her own story