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29 January 2018
Strikes will begin on Thursday 22 February UCU has written to the 61 universities* to inform them of an escalating wave of strikes over a four-week period that…
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26 January 2018
February strikes look like a reality in USS pensions row After Universities UK (UUK) refused to budge from its position of scrapping defined benefits in retirement…
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23 January 2018
Strikes at 61 universities have become much more likely today (Tuesday) after talks over the future of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) ended without…
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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
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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18 December 2017
Students should apply to university after they have received their results, says a report from the Sutton Trust. The report says pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds…
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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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