Treasury plan seeks to put ‘competitive pressures’ on universities
New College of the Humanities and Pearson are seen as potential beneficiaries of Productivity Plan
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News in brief - 29 May 2014
IoE/UCL mergerAll done bar the due diligence?A merger of the Institute of Education and University College London is set to be completed by December after the institutions’ governing councils gave...
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Vice-chancellors reject pay rise
Two university leaders forgo increases as tensions over staff wage offer continue
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Campaign tales: on the doorstep with an academic candidate
Three scholars with their sights set on Westminster explain what drives them to aspire to a career in politics
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University staff join ‘biggest strike for a generation’
University lecturers and support staff are on strike over pensions today, joining national action that unions say will involve up to two million public sector workers.
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The elephant in the scheme
Stephen Cowley and Susan Cooper hope employers do not see pension reform solely as a cost-cutting opportunity
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Lecturers up the ante with vote for campaign of industrial action
University and College Union members have voted to hold “sustained industrial action” over cuts to their pensions, potentially disrupting exams and assessment at 67 universities.
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Work-to-rule action may be dropped by UCU
The University and College Union may suspend its work-to-rule industrial action on pension cuts in pre-1992 universities, after talks with employers.
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Scottish ministers do the Highland mud-sling over UK split
Alistair Carmichael hits back at Michael Russell’s claims of xenophobia in Westminster
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Union to examine bosses' resolve
UCU plans further strike action in May to break deadlock over pensions. John Morgan writes
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Class cancelled, there's a strike on
Pedagogy postponed as scholars and support staff join huge pension action. John Morgan writes
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Self-destructive tendencies (1 of 2)
Following the recent decision by delegates at the University and College Union congress to resume the "work-to-rule" action by staff on pensions, the employers have (entirely predictably) broken off...
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ߣߣƵ pay survey 2014
What’s behind the big rises for vice-chancellors? Plus, academic pay across the UK
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No peace without justice
The imposition by employers of detrimental changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme signals their disdain for USS members ("War possible as USS battle is lost", 19 May). Their refusal to...
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Your financial future may be at risk...
Employers say the USS pension scheme must change to prevent financial crisis and government intervention. The UCU argues that proposed changes go far beyond what is needed. Ahead of a showdown...