High-achieving PhD candidates ‘experience greatest stress’ Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress are more acute for PhD candidates classified as exceeding their schedule By Sophie Inge 16 February
Universities keep remuneration committee minutes under wraps University and College Union calls for ‘proper transparency of senior pay and perks’ By Sophie Inge 15 February
Students split over support for USS pensions strike, poll reveals Majority say they will support their lecturer if they walk out, but two-thirds concerned about impact on education By Sophie Inge 15 February
Student satisfaction ‘unrelated’ to academic performance – study Open University study finds that, while students dislike collaborative learning, they are more likely to pass if they take part in it By Sophie Inge 12 February
John Sutherland: fees a ‘con’ to keep younger generation down After writing The War on the Old, UCL professor turns to The War on the Young By Sophie Inge 12 February
Academics ‘fear they will be judged on learning gain data’ Staff must be reassured that information on students’ progress will be used for pedagogical purposes, conference hears By Sophie Inge 9 February
Mutual degree recognition across Asia-Pacific comes into force Japan and South Korea latest countries to sign Tokyo Convention, which supports the mobility of students and academics across the region By Sophie Inge 7 February
Expansion of UK transnational education provision tails off Number of those studying for degrees overseas grew by just 1 per cent in 2016-17, following years of strong growth By Sophie Inge 2 February
Australian reforms get near-unanimous disapproval from HE staff In survey of 15,000 university staff, just 2.6 per cent supported the government’s higher education policies By Sophie Inge 31 January
Australia bill ‘could halt medical research institute donations’ Institutes could be labelled ‘political campaigners’ in new law, warns industry body By Sophie Inge 30 January
Generation snowflake? What’s that? say students University of Leeds study finds many undergraduates have never heard of term, or ‘trigger warnings’ By Sophie Inge 30 January
UCU confirms 14 strike dates over USS pensions row Industrial action is set to begin with a two-day walkout on 22 and 23 February, affecting 61 universities By Sophie Inge 29 January
Academics ‘lack support’ to help with student mental health Researchers identify lack of clarity around the role of academics, with some performing tasks they are not trained to do, putting both them and the student at risk By Sophie Inge 29 January
Prioritise students or face more regulation, says ex-Ucas head Mary Curnock Cook says universities are paying the price ‘for not demonstrably shifting their priorities from research’ By Sophie Inge 26 January
Bolton v-c felt ‘uncomfortable’ attending Presidents Club dinner University says George Holmes was ‘shocked’ by treatment of women at all-male event but did not witness any ‘assaults’ By Sophie Inge 25 January
Career advice: how to run a university marketing campaign The brains behind some of higher education’s most successful public relations drives share the secrets of their trade By Sophie Inge 25 January
Female academics told image more important than quality of work Programme aimed at empowering women, used in more than 35 universities, ‘unfit for an academic institution’ By Sophie Inge 24 January
Strikes on as USS talks fail to end pensions dispute Walkouts at 61 universities set to go ahead as chair’s casting vote backs UUK reforms By Sophie Inge 23 January
Australian minister expresses concern over v-c salaries Average salary of university leader in country stands at A$890,000 (?509,000) By Sophie Inge 23 January
UK university staff vote to strike over USS pension reforms Fourteen days of strike action set to begin on 22 February if talks fail, affecting 61 universities By Sophie Inge 22 January
‘Cite Black Women’ campaign gains momentum Anthropologist uses T-shirts and tweets to highlight under-representation of black women in academia By Sophie Inge 22 January
Cambridge v-c defends supervisor of murder victim Giulio Regeni Stephen Toope describes public speculation about Maha Abdelrahman’s involvement in the case as ‘inaccurate, damaging and potentially dangerous’ By Sophie Inge 18 January
Professors warn of recruitment ‘disaster’ over USS changes Senior academics express fears for younger colleagues as strike deadline looms By Sophie Inge 18 January
Australian graduates increasingly settle for part-time jobs Almost two-fifths of employed university leavers were working part-time in 2017 By Sophie Inge 17 January
