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27 January 2020
Staff at the University of Liverpool's central London campus are threatening strike action in a row over redundancy pay-offs. Staff at the campus, which will close…
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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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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,…
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8 January 2020
Five January dates have been set for meetings to look at reforming the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) - the pension scheme for members of the University…
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23 December 2019
Talks will take place at the start of the new year to look at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) - the pension scheme for UCU members who took eight days'…
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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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18 December 2019
Even more universities could face disruption in the new year if disputes over pensions, and over pay and conditions are not resolved. Reballots will open at a further…
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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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