UCU members to be balloted on latest pensions offer Union serves notice of strike action at 13 universities to begin on 16 April By Sophie Inge 28 March
‘Political propaganda’ banned from Israeli university lectures Sector leaders decry ‘censorship’, but outright ban on expressing political opinions is not mandatory for now By Sophie Inge 28 March
Pensions strike forces UK universities to reset examinations Institutions are removing content that has not been covered because of missed classes but are adamant that standards will not be lowered By Sophie Inge 28 March
‘Significant but uneven’ progress on tackling sexual misconduct Many UK universities have already updated or are in the process of reviewing disciplinary procedures By Sophie Inge 28 March
V-c under fire for claiming Open University academics ‘don’t teach’ Peter Horrocks’ comments about development of learning materials branded ‘an attack on OU staff and the institution itself’ By Sophie Inge 26 March
V-cs make new offer to end UK university pensions dispute Revised deal would set up expert panel to advise on ‘future joint approach’, and aim to protect defined benefits By Sophie Inge 23 March
Hundreds of external examiners resign in UK pensions dispute More than 600 academics record resignation in online document By Sophie Inge 23 March
University of Liverpool set to axe 220 academic jobs Union ‘unconvinced’ making redundancies will help institution achieve aim of improving research and teaching By Sophie Inge 22 March
Tie funding to tackling racial inequality, says professor Uptake of Race Equality Charter in UK higher education ‘hugely disappointing’, says Kalwant Bhopal By Sophie Inge 22 March
Initiative secures Palestinians places at top universities Teenagers have completed three-year programme of after-school tuition By Sophie Inge 21 March
‘Genie out of the bottle’ on casualisation after pension strikes Industrial action at UK universities a ‘seminal moment’, say academics By Sophie Inge 21 March
Mexican academics facing deportation allowed to stay in UK Durham academics Ernesto Schwartz-Marín and his wife Arely Cruz-Santiago were told to leave after spending too long conducting humanitarian work abroad By Sophie Inge 20 March
