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15 March 2018
The 65 universities hit by strike action over plans to slash staff pensions face further problems with external examiners being asked to resign any position at…
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12 March 2018
UCU has written to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) asking for a deadline extension for research funding. Strikes at 65 UK institutions entered a fourth week this…
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6 March 2018
Talks between UCU and Universities UK (UUK) aimed at solving the current dispute over university pensions will take place on Tuesday (6 March) and Wednesday (7…
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5 March 2018
Talks at Acas about how to resolve the university pensions dispute concluded with the universities' representatives saying they would not be able to meet again…
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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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28 February 2018
Tackling racism in the curriculum is the theme of this year's UCU day of action on workplace racism, taking place today. UCU branches across the country are hosting…
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27 February 2018
Staff and students at the University of Sheffield will be marching through the city centre tomorrow (Wednesday) as strikes over proposed cuts to pensions enter…
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23 February 2018
Responding to a statement from Universities UK (UUK) saying it would talk on Tuesday 27 February, UCU said it would certainly be attending as it had been calling…
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22 February 2018
Newcastle University vice-chancellor, Professor Chris Day, has today broken rank with Universities UK to support striking lecturers and called for negotiations…
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22 February 2018
New polling shows that students support strike action being taken by university staff and think universities are most to blame for the action.
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