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7 February 2024
Staff at the University of Aberdeen have today backed strikes in a dispute over plans to end single-honours degrees in modern languages and put 30 staff at risk…
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31 January 2024
Around two-thirds (66%) of research staff are employed on fixed-term contracts, some less than a year in length. The findings are from a new UCU report.
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4 January 2024
A ballot for strike action has opened at Aberdeen university in a dispute over job cuts in the university's threatened modern languages department. The ballot will…
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19 December 2023
The Universities Superannuation Scheme, the UK's largest private pension fund, will cut contribution rates on Monday 1 January.
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12 December 2023
Staff and students from the University of Aberdeen took part in a rally last night to defend modern languages at the university. The rally was organised by the…
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6 December 2023
UCU members at the University of Portsmouth are calling on the university to refund the deductions it made from the pay of staff who took part in industrial action…
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5 December 2023
UCU has slammed the government's proposal to raise the earnings threshold for skilled worker visas in the UK. The increase, from £26,200 to £38,700, will affect…
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5 December 2023
UCU met yesterday with senior representatives of the Universities Superannuation Scheme Investment Management company (USSIM). They discussed their approach to…
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30 November 2023
UCU comment after senior managers at Aberdeen University announced to staff that they are launching a consultation on Modern Languages provision at the university,…
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24 November 2023
UCU vowed to fight devastating cuts at Staffordshire University.
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