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7 December 2017
Commenting on news that the government has sold off part of the student loan book for £1.7bn, at an estimated loss of £800m to taxpayers, UCU general secretary,…
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6 December 2017
Bath Spa University paid vice-chancellor Professor Christina Slade £808,000 last year (2016/17 academic year) reports Times Higher Education . The extraordinary…
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5 December 2017
Ulster University must pay 143 former staff 90 days' pay each after tribunal ruled it broke employment law in a 2015 redundancy process The staff left the university…
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5 December 2017
The National Union of Students (NUS) has today called on university leaders to engage in negotiations to end a dispute over pensions which could see students caught…
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5 December 2017
Shadow education secretary raises concerns over pension changes for "brilliant university staff"
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University of Southampton admits vice-chancellor DID sit on committee awarding him £433,000 pay deal4 December 2017
The University of Southampton has admitted that its vice-chancellor did sit on the committee that awarded him a pay package worth £433,000 in 2016/17. After the…
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1 December 2017
Controversial University of Southampton vice-chancellor Sir Christopher Snowden has been accused of insulting staff and being out of touch after it was revealed…
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30 November 2017
Staff in some of the UK's most elite universities will see the value of their retirement income drop by as much as £200,000 if hardline proposals from universities…
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30 November 2017
Responding to the Sutton Trust's 'Better Apprenticeships' report, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'It's increasingly clear that the government's pursuit…
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29 November 2017
Commenting on the resignation of Dame Glynis Breakwell , the University and College Union (UCU) said her position had become untenable and the announcement had…
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