Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. La Moldavie est un des pays les plus méconnus d'Europe (voir La Moldavie est indépendante depuis 25 ans) et sa relation avec l'ESS s'est construite dans la contexte du communisme, autour de coopératives d'Etat (voir Moldavie : réinventer la coopération viticole). L'implantation du Groupe Up, qui devient ainsi présent dans 19 pays commence à faire évoluer cette donne. Plus...
The Story Behind the Planets Named After Qatar
You may or may not have heard of Qatar 6-b. It’s the latest of six planets which orbit a star other than our sun—also known as exoplanets—to share the name of the Gulf state.
It was discovered in December 2017 by Khalid al-Subai, senior research director of special projects at Hamad bin Khalifa University, who leads the Qatar Exoplanet Survey. More...
University vice-chancellors are paid far more than public sector peers
Analysis by the Guardian shows vice-chancellors’ salaries outstrip those of leaders of NHS trusts and local authorities. More...
Sky-high pay in education isn’t just for university bosses. Look at academies
Leaders of academy trusts often earn more than £200,000, while the profession struggles to recruit teachers. More...
A Search Firm Refund
By Rick Seltzer. Witt/Kieffer refunds $110,000 to North Carolina after hiring of East Carolina chancellor amid reports of inaccurate salary information. Are firms incentivized to boost salaries. More...
Bargaining update (Advocate 25 01)
Since the last issue of Advocate (Nov 2017), Agreements have been reached at a further six universities in Round 7 of higher education bargaining. More...
Salaire moyen hommes/femmes : des écarts selon les régions
En 2017, l'écart entre le salaire moyen d'un cadre homme et celui d'une femme était de 21%. En 2018, celui-ci a baissé pour atteindre 18%, mais impossible de parler d'égalité entre les sexes pour autant. Plus...
Recherche prof de maths payé au SMIC + 7,5 % !
The Observer view on the shambolic way universities are run
Strikes by lecturers over pension cuts as details emerge of vice-chancellors’ excessive pay highlight a system in need of reform. More...
Majority of university leaders involved in setting their own pay
Union discovers that 95% of vice-chancellors are on remuneration committees or entitled to attend. More...