British lecturers in Italian universities battling to end "30 years of discrimination" have won support from members of the Cabinet and the Conservative Shadow Cabinet.Non-Italian lecturers teaching...
RemunerationPay deal grudgingly acceptedHigher education staff will finally be paid last year's 0.5 per cent pay rise after a union decided not to oppose the offer. The Educational Institute of...
RCUK report queries academic staffing levels as the recession continues. Zoë Corbyn reports
Thomson Reuters' institutional profiles will help create the most definitive global rankings yet, writes Jonathan Adams
Jon F. Baldwin says the sector can't afford to leave its fate in the hands of the party that happens to win the next general election
Tim Luckhurst says economic and legal problems are already threatening the journalism profession - any lack of integrity could be fatal for the business
Social science bodies must stop professional protectionism and draft a common research ethics code, says Ron Iphofen
An academic's claim of unfair dismissal against Kingston University has been struck out. Howard Fredrics, who was a senior lecturer of music, also claimed wrongful dismissal, public-interest...
Delay of up to two years planned to get to grips with impact measure. Melanie Newman reports
Legal threat strives to conceal 'disgraceful' views, historian claims. Melanie Newman writes
A "huge rise" in the number of libel cases involving academics has been highlighted by a prominent media lawyer.
The magnitude of the task facing the Higher Education Funding Council for England if it is to assess the impact of academics' work robustly in the research excellence framework has been revealed.A...
Million+ report offers fundraising alternative to higher tuition fees. Melanie Newman reports
Publisher considers Medical Hypotheses' future in light of articles' 'implications'. Zoë Corbyn writes
A student men's society accused of promoting "beard-growing and tough-guy competitions" as the defining characteristics of masculinity has sparked an ideological tussle at the University of...