Juliette Rowsell

Annual talks between employers and unions end with offer marginally better than last year amid ‘bleak future’ for some institutions

Academics say organisation that supports disadvantaged students needs governance overhaul after being placed in administration again

Pressure grows on institutions to pause major restructures while sector awaits news of how much coming changes will save employers

Attitude towards proposed deal mixed across two institutions, with Cranfield staff hoping for more security while many King’s employees see move as risky

University faces major escalation of industrial action after putting 2,700 people put at risk of redundancy

Universities piloting the use of AI tools in assessment identify ‘tension’ in determining correct role for academics to play

Constant power outages and lack of fuel risks causing lasting damage to island’s higher education sector, warns Reynaldo Velázquez Zaldívar

UCU leader tells annual congress that sector faces threats like never before and issues cannot be fixed under current model

Union fears remaining staff will face even heavier workloads as 500 jobs have already been lost over past two years

‘Perfectly good’ institutions ‘may fail’ without curbs on recruitment being reintroduced, report argues, ahead of expected dip in youth population