‘Things can’t go on like this’ on university funding – UUK chief
Vivienne Stern aims to reach agreement on ‘long-term’ solution that works for universities, students and government
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Ten more universities face strikes after UCU reballots
Further walkouts expected in disputes over pay, pensions and working conditions
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Fresh strike ballots at dozens of UK universities
UCU to reballot 42?branches that narrowly missed turnout threshold
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Unison members vote to strike at 22 UK universities
Ballot result comes days before UCU plans to poll its members on whether to take action over below inflation pay rises
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The strike vote turnout is neither unusual nor surprising
Inequality, Covid exhaustion, sympathy for students, fear of public opinion and frustration with UCU tactics are all factors, says?Glen O’Hara
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V-cs tread tightrope with students and ministers as strikes loom
Walkouts expected as government decides on English reforms in wake of Covid disruption
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UCU says staff ‘left with no other option’ as strike ballots open
UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as ‘staff at breaking point’ but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is ‘fair and meaningful’
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Turnout hampers strike plans in UK university pay dispute
Combined with results of pensions ballot, union has mandate for walkouts at?less than four in?10 institutions polled
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The week in higher education – 3?February 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Who will succeed Sally Hunt as UCU’s general secretary?
Jack Grove speaks to the three candidates vying to take over from the University and College’s long-time leader and assesses how they will approach sector’s challenges
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Adam Tickell to succeed David Eastwood as Birmingham v-c
Sussex head?rose to vice-principal during previous five-year spell at Midlands institution
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One in three union members joined strikes, say employers
UCU says that universities should focus on solving dispute ‘instead of trying to spin their way out of this’
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Universities split over pay deductions for action short of strike
Ucea chair’s institution among those to decide against withholding salaries
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We are unionist but we won’t be striking this time
Striking again would rob students of vital lecture time and damage the progress we’ve made through bargaining, says one anonymous UCU member
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UCU announces eight days of strikes, starting late November
Staff will walk out at 60 universities starting from 25 November