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22 January 2018
Universities face initial 14 days of escalating strike action if a row over changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is not resolved. Sixty-one universities…
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22 January 2018
Sixty-one universities (see list below) could face widespread disruption next month after UCU members overwhelmingly backed industrial action in a row over changes…
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9 January 2018
UCU has written to University of Manchester vice-chancellor Dame Nancy Rothwell informing her it is suspending industrial action until the end of February to allow…
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9 January 2018
Commenting on the resignation of Toby Young, UCU said it was right he has resigned, but that he never should have been appointed in the first place. The union said…
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4 January 2018
UCU has criticised the government's decision to appoint Toby Young as a member of the board of the new higher education regulator, the Office for Students. UCU…
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19 December 2017
Negotiations on the future of pensions for university staff who are members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) have been extended until 23 January…
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18 December 2017
Labour's shadow universities minister, Gordon Marsden, has called for USS negotiations to continue for "as long as necessary" in order to find a solution which…
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15 December 2017
Commenting on the Department for Education's new consultation on Qualified Teacher Status (QTS ) and teacher training, published today (Friday), UCU general secretary…
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8 December 2017
University of Sussex vice-chancellor got £230,000 pay-off The University of Sussex is the latest institution in the firing line for excessive senior pay in higher…
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7 December 2017
Only a third of English undergraduate students (32%) consider their course value for money, compared to 50% in 2012, according to a report released by the National…
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