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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…

  • 17 January 2020

    UCU president-elect Nita Sanghera  UCU president-elect Nita Sanghera passed away on 16 January 2020 . UCU said it was such sad news for her family, her loved ones,…

  • 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…

  • 6 September 2019

    School students and supporters will urge delegates at the TUC Congress in Brighton on Sunday to back the global climate strikes on 20 September.

  • 12 July 2019

    Racism in universities is "widespread and widely tolerated" On Saturday, the Guardian ran a huge expose of racism of university campuses. The paper said its findings,…

  • 24 May 2019

    Jo Grady elected UCU general secretary Jo Grady has been elected UCU general secretary on a record turnout. The senior lecturer in employment relations at the University…

  • 23 May 2019

    There was a 77% increase in the number of university staff accessing counselling services between 2009 and 2015, according to a report released today. The report…

  • 1 April 2019

    Excessive workloads are taking their toll on the wellbeing of academic staff at Nottingham Trent University, with 94% of academic staff reporting that their workload…

  • 23 November 2018

    First wave of strikes in English colleges to begin on 28 November UCU members at six English colleges will be taking strike action on Wednesday and Thursday as…

  • 9 October 2018

    Students at Newcastle College will be able to receive free sanitary products discreetly if they cannot afford them, thanks to a new campaign against "period poverty".…