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Staff at Scottish university balloted on strike action over proposed job cuts

MEMBERS of a lecturers’ union at the University of Dundee are being balloted on strike action in a dispute over proposed job cuts and compulsory…

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Agnes Flues obituary

Other lives: Branch president of the University and College Union (UCU) at Nottingham University

The Guardian - UK

Oxford relying on ‘Deliveroo-style’ contracts with most tutorials not taught by full-time staff

Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms

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Tuition fee rise ‘morally wrong’ and only a ‘sticking plaster’ for universities

The Government has announced that tuition fees will rise to £9,535 in England from the next academic year to help universities struggling financially.

The Independent UK

University tuition fees to rise to £9,535 in England next year

Fees will rise for the first time in eight years to help universities facing ‘severe financial challenges’, the Education Secretary has confirmed.

The Independent UK

Campaign launched at Scottish university as teachers left ‘underpaid and undervalued’

A TRADE union has launched a campaign at a Scottish university calling for better working conditions for Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA) ...

The National (Scotland)

Vast majority of A-level students secure first choice university places – as it happened

Over three-quarters of English applicants gain enough points for their favoured course

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Yanis Varoufakis signs open letter condemning St Andrews 'censorship' of rector

THE Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis has joined calls for the rector of St Andrews University to be reinstated to her position in the University…

The National (Scotland)

Visa for students row: Hundreds of jobs ‘at risk’ at London university as international student numbers fall

The University and College Union said 297 posts were being ‘put at risk’ at South Bank University

Evening Standard

Goldsmiths academics to strike over ‘incomprehensible’ redundancies

Union says cuts will make the creative powerhouse unrecognisable and risk unprecedented industrial unrest

The Guardian - UK

‘Cultural and social vandalism’: job cut plans at Goldsmiths attacked

Union claims up to a quarter of all academic roles at financially pressed London institution face the axe

The Guardian - UK

Aberdeen University to continue to offer joint language degrees amid backlash

THE University of Aberdeen announced on Tuesday that it would continue to offer joint degree programmes in modern languages, yet the future of…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish university provides update on languages programme amid cuts row

The University of Aberdeen has said it “will continue to teach and value languages”, ahead of a rally to “defend” modern language courses…

The National (Scotland)

Roz Foyer: Independence and trade union movements share a common goal

AHEAD of a major trade union conference this weekend, the general secretary of the STUC has said that there is “commonality” between the trade…

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No mandate for fresh university strikes as union ballot fails to reach threshold

The University and College Union said more than two in three of its members who voted in the ballot backed further walkouts.

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UK research funding body in row with ministers over free speech and Gaza

Science minister Michelle Donelan requests UKRI cuts links with two members of panel she accuses of promoting extremist views

The Independent UK

Oxford academics to debate motion for ‘intifada until victory’ in Middle East

A motion to be brought before union members states that only a ‘mass uprising across the Middle East can free the Palestinian people’.

The National (Scotland)

University staff end historic dispute over pensions

HIGHER education staff have voted to end a long-running dispute over pensions which led to a series of strikes. The University and College Union…

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Historic strike action takes place at Scottish university

TUESDAY saw a historic moment for the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), as the local University College Union (UCU) branch took strike…

The Independent UK

College students face disruption as staff back strike action in pay dispute

Members of the University and College Union at 32 colleges in England have voted to strike over their pay and working conditions.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh University faces accusations of transphobia over book launch

THE University of Edinburgh has once again been accused by a trade union of hosting an event which “contests the legitimacy of trans people and…

The Independent UK

Gillian Keegan announces plans for minimum service levels in universities

The Education Secretary said the Government would consult on the change.

The National (Scotland)

No end in sight for long-running and ‘bitter’ pay dispute

IT’S already been a “long and bitter” dispute over pay and conditions – now strike action being taken by lecturers and other staff at…

The Independent UK

Striking university staff ‘forced to cut back on food’ as they ‘can’t pay the bills’

The University and CollegeUnion (UCU) walkouts are taking place at around 50 universities around the country

Evening Standard

Which universities are striking and why?

Numerous UK institutions’ actions by the University and College Union (UCU) will fall during Freshers’ Week for many first-year students.

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