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23 February 2018
As university heads gather in London for a meeting to discuss what to do about widespread university strikes over changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme…
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22 February 2018
Newcastle University vice-chancellor, Professor Chris Day, has today broken rank with Universities UK to support striking lecturers and called for negotiations…
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22 February 2018
UCU has welcomed reports that Universities UK (UUK), which represents universities, may finally be ready to restart negotiations over changes to the USS pension…
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22 February 2018
As strikes begin on campuses across the UK, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told university representatives - Universities UK (UUK) - to halt the disruption to…
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22 February 2018
New polling shows that students support strike action being taken by university staff and think universities are most to blame for the action.
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20 February 2018
A month of strikes due to hit 65 universities* will begin on Thursday (22 February) after the universities' representatives refused to return to negotiations with…
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20 February 2018
Members of the UCU at universities in Scotland will begin walkouts on Thursday as a wave of strikes hit in a row over pensions. The strikes will affect over 145,000…
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19 February 2018
Speaking ahead of the Prime Minister's speech this afternoon about higher education funding, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said: 'The Prime minister can complain…
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16 February 2018
USS strikes less than a week away, but universities still refusing to talk Universities' refusal to talk to UCU about the future of the USS pension scheme has angered…
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16 February 2018
UCU says any review of student funding must be radical and explore genuine alternatives to the current system. Speaking ahead of an expected review of student funding…
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