Will Jo Grady’s wafer-thin mandate weaken union bargaining hand?
Incumbent’s narrow margin of victory does little to assuage critics of her first five years in charge of union?
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Charity cases: Why UK universities are really going broke
The?redundancies and course closures proposed at many struggling UK universities follow a decades-long drift away from the idea of higher education institutions as charities whose non-commercial...
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Universities’ gender pay gaps ‘double the tertiary average’
While new Australian data identify regional universities as the most inequitable payers, experts highlight the ‘different conditions and challenges’
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AI is much more of an opportunity than a threat to universities
AI will make courses cheaper to deliver, more professionally relevant and more pedagogically effective, says Max Lu?
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Jo Grady re-elected as UCU general secretary
Incumbent run close by King’s College London professor Ewan McGaughey in?poll
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Canada pushes abundant PhD graduates towards industry needs
Doctoral glut seen as especially bad in nation that does too little research
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Human misery's growth industry
The Bottom Billion
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Clear ethical lines are needed for industry collaboration
Institutions must retain neutrality and academic freedom while working with businesses, says Max Lu
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Can universities manufacture a post-industrial future for the Midwest?
Freshly inaugurated US president Joe Biden owes his election victory to swing states in America’s Rust Belt. But is his plan to revitalise them by creating ‘millions of new manufacturing and...
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Talking leadership: Julie Sanders on making the vice-chancellor job ‘less lonely’
Royal Holloway head discusses?decentralising university leadership and tapping into the creative industry in Surrey
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Have universities got their fingers on the pulse of digital health?
Innovations such as wearable tech and mobile apps are expected to revolutionise healthcare and generate fortunes. But which researchers and institutions are taking their 10,000 steps, and what should...
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Let need determine university funding, Australian reviewers say
Long-term reform blueprint prescribes teaching, research, student support and infrastructure funding overhauls
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Imperial to publish ethical framework on fossil fuel partnerships
‘Transparent metrics’ on how Imperial examines the green credentials of energy firms will spark ‘hard conversations’ about engaging with polluting sectors, says vice-provost
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Evolution of the life science industries
Brussels, 09 Dec 2004 An international conference on evolution of the life science industries will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 23 to 25 February. The event will focus on four key areas...
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Why aren’t US university leaders pushing back against political attack?
The political maelstrom around US universities’ handling of pro-Palestinian protests reflects a right-wing campaign that is increasingly challenging higher education’s autonomy to determine its...