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Nearly two thirds of academics set to leave HE sector – report

The majority of academics are considering leaving the profession over pay, working conditions and pensions, a new report has found. In a survey of nearly 7,000 staff at more than 100 institutions by the University and College Union (UCU), two-thirds ...

25 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Grade requirements for student loans ‘would be attack on working class learners’

Plans to consider minimum grade requirements for student loans are an “attack” on poorer pupils and “fly in the face of the levelling up agenda”, a university staff union has said. On Thursday, the Government unveiled its response to the Augar ...

24 Feb 2022 at 01:25

More universities could face strike disruption this term after reballots

More universities across the UK could face strikes this term after a fresh round of reballots. A further 10 institutions could now face walkouts in disputes over pensions, pay and conditions, the University and College Union (UCU) has said. ...

18 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Union warns of geographical ‘cold spots’ in access to humanities degrees

Universities closing courses in the arts and humanities will mean poorer students are faced with “geographical cold spots” when it comes to accessing these degrees, a union has warned. Sheffield Hallam University has suspended the teaching ...

27 Jun 2022 at 14:41

Scotland

Dundee University staff strike over pay and conditions

Staff at the University of Dundee will strike on Wednesday over demands for improvements to pay and working conditions. Those taking industrial action are members of the University and College Union (UCU) and say employers have refused to ...

22 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Thousands of university workers stage strike in row over pay and pensions

Thousands of staff at Scottish universities are set to picket institutions across the country as they walk out over pay, pensions and conditions. Some 8,000 members of the University and College Union (UCU) in Scotland will strike on ...

24 Nov 2022 at 03:45

Wave of strikes set to be held across the country

Strike action by workers across the country in disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions is set to escalate in the weeks before Christmas, with the likelihood of industrial action continuing into 2023. Here are some of the ...

23 Nov 2022 at 17:57

College lecturers launch strike action in pay dispute

Thousands of lecturers and other staff will launch a campaign of strike action from Monday in a dispute over pay. Around 4,000 members of the University and College Union (UCU) at 31 colleges in England will take up to 10 days ...

26 Sept 2022 at 01:01

University staff and civil servants stage fresh strikes over pay and conditions

University staff and civil servants staged more walkouts on Tuesday as figures revealed the UK recorded the highest number of working days lost to strike action for more than a decade in December. Tens of thousands of ...

14 Feb 2023 at 12:55

Scotland

Workers at 10 Scottish universities balloted for strike action

University workers at 10 institutions around Scotland will be balloted for strike action as part of a dispute over pay. The trade union Unite is balloting its members following a dispute over the 2023/24 pay award. ...

11 Jul 2023 at 14:35

Scotland

Tributes paid as body found in search for missing academic

Abertay University paid tribute to one of its academics as a body was found after he was reported missing. A search was launched after Dr Andy Samuel, 59, was reported missing, having been last seen off Kinloch, ...

04 Sept 2022 at 13:43

Top universities use ‘gig-economy’ employment practices for researchers – union

Leading universities in the UK are using “gig-economy” employment practices for staff in their research departments, a union has warned. Two in three research-only staff in UK universities are employed on ...

31 Jan 2024 at 12:31

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