Higher Ed Signal — Academic workforce and careers https://higheredsignal.com/topics/academic-workforce/ Staff, pay, contracts, industrial action and academic careers. en-gb Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:06:11 GMT Algeria sets November 2028 start for draft professor promotion evaluation grid https://higheredsignal.com/news/algeria-sets-november-2028-start-for-draft-professor-promotion-evaluat-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/algeria-sets-november-2028-start-for-draft-professor-promotion-evaluat-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:06:20 GMT Algeria's higher education ministry has reissued a draft grid for assessing promotion to full professor. It says the grid will apply from the November 2028 session, affecting academics seeking the rank. Original source: Ministere de l'Enseignement superieur et de la Recherche scientifique (Algerie) — https://www.mesrs.dz/fr/2026/10/projet-de-la-grille-devaluation-pour-la-promotion-au-grade-de-professeur Higher Ed Signal academic-workforcepolicy-regulationleadership-governance University of Warsaw publishes CoARA action plan on research assessment for 2026–2031 https://higheredsignal.com/news/university-of-warsaw-publishes-coara-action-plan-on-research-assessmen-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/university-of-warsaw-publishes-coara-action-plan-on-research-assessmen-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:04:40 GMT Poland's University of Warsaw has set out a five-year plan for gradually applying the principles of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) to how it evaluates research. Original source: University of Warsaw — https://www.uw.edu.pl/uniwersytecki-plan-dzialania-coara Higher Ed Signal research-innovationacademic-workforcestudent-experience-equity HRK and CEWS project on gender equity in professorial appointments enters survey phase https://higheredsignal.com/news/hrk-and-cews-project-to-monitor-gender-equality-measures-in-german-pro-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/hrk-and-cews-project-to-monitor-gender-equality-measures-in-german-pro-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:56:16 GMT A joint project by the German Rectors' Conference and CEWS that examines equality measures in professorial appointment procedures moves into intensive data collection this winter semester. Original source: Hochschulrektorenkonferenz — https://www.hrk.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/meldung/mehr-geschlechtergerechtigkeit-bei-der-besetzung-von-professuren-hrk-und-cews-nehmen-mit-verbundpr Higher Ed Signal academic-workforceleadership-governancepolicy-regulation