Vice-chancellor pay rises, ranked, in a year of cuts
A ranking of pay increases for Russell Group vice-chancellors includes one rise of £90,000, awarded in the same year several of those universities announced redundancies and course closures. Pay is set by remuneration committees and published in the annual accounts, and it is the number students’ unions use when a university says it cannot afford something.
Glasgow’s rector cleared, and what students say about speaking up
The University of Glasgow’s rector has been cleared by a medical regulator over allegations of antisemitism, in a case that has run alongside a wider argument about speech on campus — one Glasgow student described a real fear among students about what can and cannot be said about Palestine. The Office for Students’ free speech complaints scheme now covers exactly this ground for students who believe they have been silenced.
Teaching with AI: the strategy matters more than the tool
An argument that universities buying AI tools without deciding what they are for produce exactly what students report — inconsistent rules between modules, uneven quality of feedback, and staff who use it invisibly. Until your institution publishes a single position, the module handbook is the only rule that governs your own use. Academic misconduct covers where the line sits.