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5 May 2017
Academic pay lower last year than start of the decade The annual Times Higher Education pay survey revealed yesterday that average pay for UK academics was still…
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27 April 2017
Universities' total income increased by 3.6% between 2014/15 and 2015/16, according to new figures released today. The figures, from the Higher Education Statistics…
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20 March 2017
Staff at the University of Warwick have forced an emergency meeting of academics over concerns that the university is seeking to rip up the rule book surrounding…
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7 March 2017
UCU Scotland, today welcomed the increase to 40 per cent of pupils going into higher education but called on more to be done to close the opportunity gap. Responding…
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23 February 2017
Commenting on the publication of the annual grant letter today, UCU said it was disappointed with an overall drop in funding and that universities minister Jo…
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22 February 2017
University heads received an average salary package of £277,834 for the academic year 2015/16 - an increase of 2% on the previous year and 6.5 times the average…
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22 February 2017
University principals received an average salary package of £277,834 for the academic year 2015/16 across the UK, with three Scottish principals appearing in the…
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31 January 2017
Ahead of report on university heads' pay and perks, union names the institutions ignoring Freedom of Information requests Union has reported eight to the Information…
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13 January 2017
UCU survey shows little support for HE Bill amid Brexit brain drain fears A YouGov survey , commissioned by UCU, revealed that academics believe Brexit and government…
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4 January 2017
Vice-chancellors at the research-intensive Russell Group of universities received an average 5.9% pay rise in 2015/16, according to a survey released today. In…
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