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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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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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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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14 February 2018
The vice-chancellor was either on the committee that sets their pay or allowed to attend its meetings at 95% of UK universities. Three-quarters of institutions…
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1 February 2018
The incoming principal at Edinburgh University, Professor Peter Mathieson, has accepted a 33% salary hike as part of a welcome package worth £410,000 . UCU said…
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7 December 2017
Universities minister Jo Johnson has told the BBC that senior pay in universities will be brought under control by new regulations to be brought in next year. UCU…
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6 December 2017
Bath Spa University paid vice-chancellor Professor Christina Slade £808,000 last year (2016/17 academic year) reports Times Higher Education . The extraordinary…
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5 December 2017
Ulster University must pay 143 former staff 90 days' pay each after tribunal ruled it broke employment law in a 2015 redundancy process The staff left the university…
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1 December 2017
Controversial University of Southampton vice-chancellor Sir Christopher Snowden has been accused of insulting staff and being out of touch after it was revealed…
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