Let’s defend pensions, not defined benefits
Converting the USS into a defined contributions scheme could give younger academics a bigger pension pot, argues David Voas
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Korean university warned of boycott over ‘killer robot’ fears
Leading academics fear research at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology could be used to develop autonomous armaments
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We need family-friendly PhDs for international students
Time constraints mean international PhD students caring for families can’t make contributions to research and their fields can’t benefit from their insights, Andrew Basden argues
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Under-pressure UCU leader urges members to accept pensions deal
Several University and College Union branches urge rejection of offer to set up expert panel
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Stop funding research that ignores sex and gender, says expert
Stanford's Londa Schiebinger warns that failure to account for differing impact of interventions on men and women is costing lives
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Attacks on Australian university admission ranking ‘misguided’
Leading expert says a non-academic enrolment mechanism would cause more problems than it solved
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Max Planck head: UK must have ‘will to develop Europe’
Martin Stratmann warns Britain against utilitarian approach to future EU research programmes
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Double warning on impact of overworking on academic mental health
Two new studies indicate young and female researchers are at high risk
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Public universities majority funded by tuition in most US states
Higher education finance report says states must redress balance of public university funding
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Female academics ‘face motherhood citation penalty’
But male researchers with small children get a boost, study of academics at Italian university finds
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First Australian v-c pay data reveal big increases
Average remuneration for university heads in Queensland in 2017 stands at twice the equivalent UK figure
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Essay mill disclaimers are a joke – it’s time to get serious on cheating
A sample essay by Philip Newton and Michael Draper on the dodgy disclaimers used by essay mills makes clear why the Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling will not stop contract cheating
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Lectures still dominant in North American science degrees
‘Conventional lecturing’ accounts for majority of class time on science, technology and mathematics courses in US and Canada
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Can Office for Students shake off rows and win over universities?
Concerns over the independence and intentions of England’s new higher education regulator as it becomes fully operational are unfounded, its chief executive insists