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24 January 2020
External examiners resigning in protest at universities' failings over disputes The Guardian reported yesterday that senior academics are refusing to act as external…
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20 January 2020
Staff on casualised contracts in UK universities are vulnerable and invisible 'second-class academics', says a new report released today. The report says universities'…
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19 December 2019
UCU has today responded to the first annual review of the Office for Students. UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'The UK rightly has a reputation for its world…
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17 December 2019
Over a quarter of students (25.1%) received a 'conditional unconditional' offer in 2019, while over two-thirds (43%) of accepted applicants had a difference of…
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13 December 2019
Second report from Joint Expert Panel on USS released UCU has welcomed the second report from the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) looking at the Universities Superannuation…
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6 December 2019
UNIVERSITY STRIKES Solid action by defiant UCU members and supporters in university strikes Solid strike action continued at 60 universities this week as the employers…
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5 December 2019
UCU has called for sensible university leaders to speak out if disputes that have seen eight strike days already this term are to be resolved The union was responding…
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25 November 2019
UCU said that strong shows of support for strikes at 60 UK universities* sent a clear message that staff would not settle for pay cuts, increased pension costs…
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22 November 2019
Vice-chancellor calls on vice-chancellors to pay more to resolve pensions dispute Last week a vice-chancellor broke ranks to argue that universities can afford…
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21 November 2019
Eight days of strike action at 60 UK universities will begin on Monday as UCU accused universities of being 'all spin and no substance' in their response to disputes…
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