Labour reform creates uncertainty for 25,000 Spanish researchers Job insecurity has been exacerbated by legislation intended to end it, with universities facing spiralling recontracting costs and no extra funding By Ben Upton 22 February
Examiners quit en masse over Queen Mary’s threats to freeze pay Tone of threats ‘of a different calibre than before’ says examiner who left her QMUL post By Pola Lem 22 February
‘Rethink needed’ on UK pension cuts as USS scheme rebounds Improving deficit of Universities Superannuation Scheme post-pandemic strengthens case for further valuation, says union By Jack Grove 21 February
Turkey ‘needs central control’ to stem academic ‘inbreeding’ Academic productivity hamstrung by nepotism, according to author of recent study By Ben Upton 20 February
Universities are key to building a successful European future The Covid experience has strengthened common values and accelerated unification in European higher education, says Ferruccio Resta By Ferruccio Resta 20 February
Christ Church, Oxford must separate church from college The Martyn Percy saga underlines the need for the academic body to be led by one of their own, says Brian Martin By Brian Martin 19 February
‘Great resignation’ turn to short courses boosts FutureLearn outlook Younger learners seeking to reskill and upskill brighten UK online education provider’s fortunes, says new CEO Andy Hancock By Jack Grove 18 February
European universities must embrace truly equal partnerships with Africa A joint EU-AU document places universities in the vanguard of increased intercontinental collaboration, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 18 February
Record numbers of school-leavers seek UK university places Drop in mature applications means total pool has shrunk slightly, with continuing European downturn offset by Indian and Chinese growth By Chris Havergal 17 February
Red tape warning for research projects over national security law ‘Seemingly small regulatory requirements readily spawn large bureaucratic responses,’ says City president By John Morgan 17 February
Happiness course ‘protected’ student well-being during pandemic Running Bristol programme online still helped with student well-being compared with control group, study suggests By Simon Baker 17 February
Need a citation? Then make your paper harder to read Study analysing readability and citations suggests academics may have an incentive to keep their abstracts complex By Simon Baker 17 February
