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15 March 2018
The 65 universities hit by strike action over plans to slash staff pensions face further problems with external examiners being asked to resign any position at…
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13 March 2018
University strikes remain on as UCU rejects proposals UCU has rejected a proposal drawn up at talks between the union and Universities UK (UUK) to end the university…
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12 March 2018
UCU has written to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) asking for a deadline extension for research funding. Strikes at 65 UK institutions entered a fourth week this…
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8 March 2018
Universities across the UK will be hit with another 14 days of strikes around exam time if the pensions dispute is not resolved. Sixty-five institutions face another…
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7 March 2018
Politicians, university staff and students will be among the speakers at a rally at the Scottish Parliament tomorrow (Thursday) at 12:45pm as part of the current…
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6 March 2018
Staff at the University of the West England (UWE) say a Channel 4 expose of senior pay and perks at the institution must lead to serious change. UCU said there…
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6 March 2018
UCU Scotland today accused Edinburgh University of preparing to use out of date recordings of lectures in an attempt to break the ongoing strike over pensions.…
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6 March 2018
Talks between UCU and Universities UK (UUK) aimed at solving the current dispute over university pensions will take place on Tuesday (6 March) and Wednesday (7…
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5 March 2018
Talks at Acas about how to resolve the university pensions dispute concluded with the universities' representatives saying they would not be able to meet again…
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5 March 2018
Some universities rely on hourly-paid staff to do as much as half of all their teaching, new analysis from the University and College Union (UCU) suggests. However,…
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