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22 August 2019
The likelihood of another round of strikes has increased after universities backed measures that will increase costs for staff in the Universities Superannuation…
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2 August 2019
Jo Grady is UCU general secretary UCU general secretary Jo Grady officially started in the role yesterday. Speaking to Times Higher Education , she said that universities…
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26 July 2019
Declining satisfaction levels with USS as scheme refuses to publish full data Member satisfaction with the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has plummeted,…
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25 July 2019
Member satisfaction with the USS pension scheme has plummeted, according to the scheme's annual report. The report from the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)…
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12 July 2019
Racism in universities is "widespread and widely tolerated" On Saturday, the Guardian ran a huge expose of racism of university campuses. The paper said its findings,…
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8 July 2019
Staff and students will be protesting at the University of Portsmouth from 12pm on Wednesday over plans to cut jobs in the faculty of science. Protestors will be…
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5 July 2019
71% of university staff say insecure contracts have damaged their mental health Staff in UK universities working on insecure contracts say the lack of security…
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4 July 2019
Students and parents attending open days at the University of Cambridge will be met by protestors keen to lift the lid on the exploitative use of students and hourly-paid…
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3 July 2019
Responding to the latest findings of the National Student Survey , which show that overall student satisfaction with course quality has risen since 2018, UCU's…
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1 July 2019
Responding to De Montfort University's statement on governance and the revelation that Professor Shellard was awarded £270,000 following his resignation earlier…
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