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Sheffield Hallam University: UCU slams 'scandalous' intent to 'axe 225 jobs' despite £8bn London campus plans
thestar.co.uk/education/sheffield-hallam-university-plans-to-axe-225-academic-jobs-slammed-4581067
Staff at Myerscough College win huge pay rise: Staff went on strike last year.
blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/staff-at-this-lancashire-college-win-huge-pay-rise-4596267
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University of Portsmouth: Vice-chancellor enjoys a 'bumper pay rise' amidst redundancies
portsmouth.co.uk/education/university-of-portsmouth-vice-chancellor-enjoys-a-bumper-pay-rise-amidst-redundancies-4595367
University of Portsmouth receives outstanding Ofsted for secondary education training
portsmouth.co.uk/education/university-of-portsmouth-receives-outstanding-ofsted-for-secondary-education-training-4593606
Strike action threatened as University of Portsmouth puts staff at risk of redundancy
portsmouth.co.uk/education/strike-action-threatened-as-university-puts-staff-at-risk-of-redundancy-4574682
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Goldsmiths strikes: Union warns of ‘unprecedented unrest’ as academics vote to strike over job losses
standard.co.uk/news/london/goldsmiths-university-ucu-strike-vote-job-cuts-b1148432.html
University rules out compulsory job losses for academics in £12.5m staff cuts: Northumbria University has been facing the threat of a strike, after announcing ...
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumbria-university-rules-out-compulsory-28906196
Tory peer forced to pay University Challenge student damages after bizarre octopus antisemitism claims
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jacqueline-foster-university-challenge-octopus-b2508042.html
University of Winchester staff pass vote of ‘no confidence’ in leaders: Academic staff at the University of Winchester passed a vote of 'no confidence' in their ...
hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24179595.university-winchester-staff-pass-vote-no-confidence-leaders/
Union calls off Aberdeen university strikes after threat of redundancies ‘withdrawn’
news.stv.tv/north/union-calls-off-aberdeen-university-strikes-after-threat-of-redundancies-withdrawn
Strike dates set for university staff amid row over Aberdeen language course cuts
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Northumbria University faces strike threat as union warns action 'inevitable' : Northumbria University staff are threatening to take strike action unless bosses ...
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumbria-university-faces-strike-threat-28643289
University of Aberdeen staff to vote on strike action after scrapping of single degrees in modern languages
news.sky.com/story/university-of-aberdeen-staff-to-vote-on-strike-action-after-scrapping-of-single-degrees-in-modern-languages-13040961
Meet the vertep, a baroque Ukrainian Christmas tradition revived amid Russia’s war
First verteps used intricately carved figures to symbolize the minuscule ... Show more euromaidanpress.com/2023/02/01/authentic-18th-century-ukrainian-christmas-tradition-vertep-reconstructed-and-performed-in-ukraine-despite-war/
College staff strike for better pay and work conditions: MEMBERS of staff at Craven College, Skipton took to the picket line last week for three consecutive days ...
cravenherald.co.uk/news/23935583.college-staff-strike-better-pay-work-conditions/
University of Aberdeen ‘will continue to teach languages,’ amid cuts row: The University of Aberdeen has said it “will continue to teach and value languages” ...
thenational.scot/news/23980767.university-aberdeen-will-continue-teach-languages-/
UCU announces strikes at 11 colleges over low pay offers
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/ucu-announces-strikes-11-colleges-failing-make-65-cent-pay-offers
𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧
Hello UCU and MUST, are you ready? Hours are ticking away, and adrenaline is pumping ... Show more #VisionUpdates #UltimateUniversityQuiz
College workers are 'accessing food banks and struggling to pay for fuel' : The first of three strike days took place across colleges on Teesside on Tuesday ...
gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/teesside-college-workers-strike-accessing-28059742
Union bemoans "cruel" cuts to Portsmouth university staff wages with pay slashed amid marking boycott strikes
portsmouth.co.uk/education/union-bemoans-cruel-cuts-to-portsmouth-university-staff-wages-with-pay-slashed-amid-marking-boycott-strikes-4438186
The United Auto Workers teach university lecturers how to strike: US carworkers have been cleverer with industrial action than the UK’s University and College ...
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'Brutal' cuts as Staffordshire University to axe 100 jobs: The University and College Union is preparing to stage an urgent meeting regarding the jobs cull
stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/brutal-cuts-staffordshire-university-axe-8932282
University & College Union secured pay offers at three colleges
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ucu-secures-pay-offers-three-colleges-and-face-eight-bosses-standoff
Get ready for a mind-blowing showdown! This Friday, UCU takes on KIU and UMU takes on Bishop Stuart University on Sunday in Vision Group's #UltimateUniversityQuiz ... Show more #VisionUpdates
Newcastle College staff offered 7% pay rise as strike action looms: University and College Union members have backed strike action at Newcastle College
stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/newcastle-college-staff-offered-7-8855201
UCU members 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 ...
thenational.scot/news/23869543.ucu-members-end-historic-dispute-pensions/
Lecturers to strike on freshers’ week at 52 universities: Walkouts are taking place from Monday to Friday this week at 42 universities as part of the ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/university-strikes-freshers-week-disruption-marking-boycott-lgd2fn03p
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York College union members strike over pay and status: Talks which began in January stalled at the end of August
yorkpress.co.uk/news/23781481.york-college-union-members-strike-pay-status/
Staff at dozens of UK universities call off some strikes: Staff at dozens of universities in Britain have called off a planned strike next week after many ...
reuters.com/world/uk/staff-dozens-uk-universities-call-off-strikes-long-running-dispute-2023-09-22/
'You will face further disruption' warns union boss as five day university staff strike begins
itv.com/news/2023-09-25/you-will-face-further-disruption-university-staff-strike-begins
York College to be closed on first day of term amid strike: STAFF at York College are set to walk out on Monday (September 11) in a dispute over pay and the ...
yorkpress.co.uk/news/23778325.york-college-closed-first-day-term-amid-strike/
York College strike action suspended amid 'meaningful talks': A SECOND day of strike action at York College has been suspended amid an offer of meaningful talks ...
yorkpress.co.uk/news/23786689.york-college-strike-action-suspended-amid-meaningful-talks/
Staff at Wolverhampton college vote to strike over 'low pay and poor working conditions'
expressandstar.com/news/education/2023/10/11/staff-at-wolverhampton-college-vote-to-strike-over-low-pay-and-poor-working-conditions/
Edinburgh University faces transphobia row over book launch event: THE University of Edinburgh has once again been accused by a trade union of hosting an event ...
thenational.scot/news/23845905.edinburgh-university-faces-transphobia-row-book-launch-event/
UK university staff to strike for 5 days later this month -union: Staff at 140 universities across Britain will take five days of strike action later this month ...
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-university-staff-strike-5-days-later-this-month-union-2023-09-06/
Scottish university strikes ‘could continue into next year’ unless better pay offer agreed, union warns
news.stv.tv/scotland/scottish-university-strikes-could-continue-into-next-year-unless-better-pay-offer-agreed-union-warns
UCLan, Lancaster, Edge Hill, Salford, Liverpool, Bolton, and Manchester Met among 140 universities to strike
lep.co.uk/education/lancaster-edge-hill-salford-liverpool-bolton-chester-and-manchester-metropolitan-among-140-universities-to-strike-in-long-running-pay-dispute-4283447
Paid articlePaid Staff to strike at University of Stirling over marking boycott pay deductions: Academic staff who participated in a sector wide marking and assessment boycott ...
news.stv.tv/east-central/staff-to-strike-at-university-of-stirling-over-marking-boycott-pay-deductions
UCLan, Lancaster, Edge Hill, Salford, Liverpool, Bolton, and Manchester Met among 140 universities to strike
lep.co.uk/education/lancaster-edge-hill-salford-liverpool-bolton-chester-and-manchester-metropolitan-among-140-universities-to-strike-in-long-running-pay-dispute-4283447
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Strikes announced at 140 universities across the UK in September : Walkouts will effect start of the university term later this month
standard.co.uk/news/education/strikes-announced-university-college-union-students-uk-b1105304.html
University strikes: ‘I’m a lecturer living in poverty because I’ve refused to mark just thre
inews.co.uk/news/university-strikes-lecturer-poverty-refused-mark-dissertations-2535800
Pay dispute hits Stoke-on-Trent College as staff balloted for strike action: Newcastle College is also caught up in the same pay row
stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/pay-dispute-hits-stoke-trent-8715429
UCU Scotland urged to clarify support for David Miller: UCU Scotland is at the centre of an antisemitism row over their support for an academic who this week ...
heraldscotland.com/news/23717885.ucu-scotland-urged-clarify-support-david-miller/
University chiefs and unions to meet after marking boycott leaves thousands of students without grades
news.sky.com/story/university-chiefs-and-unions-to-meet-after-marking-boycott-leaves-thousands-of-students-without-grades-12920732
Scottish universities' staff morale at 'all-time low' amid pay row: STAFF at universities across Scotland have said employers are showing “a complete disregard ...
thenational.scot/news/23703992.scottish-universities-staff-morale-all-time-low-amid-pay-row/
The Fight for the Future of Higher Education: After years of pay cuts, pension attacks and precarity, university staff have escalated their industrial action ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2023/06/the-fight-for-the-future-of-higher-education
Talks fail to end marking boycott as thousands of university students graduate without grades
news.sky.com/story/talks-fail-to-end-marking-boycott-as-thousands-of-university-students-graduate-without-grades-12921088
Watch: UK university students chant ‘pay your workers’ at graduation ceremony: University of Edinburgh students demonstrated their support for lecturers who have ...
scroll.in/video/1052556/watch-uk-university-students-chant-pay-your-workers-at-graduation-ceremony
The boycott from University and College Union members prevents institutions from awarding degrees. #FMTNews #FMTWorld Show more
Members of the University and College Union have been refusing to mark work amid an ongoing dispute with their employers over pensions and pay. Show more
York St John lecturer's shock at wage inside June pay packet: Dr Suzy Fitzpatrick said she was given no notice that backdated deductions would come out in one go ...
yorkpress.co.uk/news/23671985.york-st-john-lecturers-shock-wage-inside-june-pay-packet/
Art students chant ‘pay your workers’ during University of Edinburgh graduation ceremony
independent.co.uk/tv/news/university-edinburgh-graduation-marking-boycott-b2374136.html
'My future is collateral damage': what it's like to graduate without results because of strikes
inews.co.uk/opinion/graduate-university-withouth-results-strikes-2447368
Stirling University apologises after student cut out of graduation: Ludovico Caminati wore a sash in support of UCU industrial action but found himself cut from ...
heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23625523.stirling-university-apologises-student-cut-graduation/
Degree grading 'mess' leaves Scottish students outraged: STUDENTS in Scottish universities have been left feeling "angry" and “forgotten” after being ...
thenational.scot/news/23605945.degree-grading-mess-leaves-scottish-students-outraged/
University of Brighton strike could leave students without degrees: Angry social work students in Brighton fear they could go home empty handed after striking ...
theargus.co.uk/news/23602513.university-brighton-strike-leave-students-without-degrees/
Paid articlePaid Brighton University staff to strike 'indefinitely' over cuts: Striking university staff have threatened to postpone the start of the academic year over the ...
theargus.co.uk/news/23602658.brighton-university-staff-strike-indefinitely-cuts/
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University of Essex staff boycott marking papers over pay row: According to the unions, university staff have suffered a 25 per cent pay cut in real terms since ...
essexlive.news/news/essex-news/university-essex-staff-boycott-marking-8498813
UCLan, Lancaster, Edge Hill, Salford, Liverpool, Bolton, and Manchester Met among 140 universities to strike
lep.co.uk/education/lancaster-edge-hill-salford-liverpool-bolton-chester-and-manchester-metropolitan-among-140-universities-to-strike-in-long-running-pay-dispute-4283447
Paid articlePaid University students are "in limbo" while they wait to find out the results of their degrees amid a marking boycott ... Show more #university #marking #strike #pay
University students 'in limbo' due to marking boycott: Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and EIS-Further Education Lecturers' ...
news.sky.com/story/university-students-in-limbo-due-to-marking-boycott-12879222
Kirklees College staff set to go on strike as industrial action affects four Yorkshire sites during GCSE exam season
dewsburyreporter.co.uk/education/kirklees-college-staff-set-to-go-on-strike-as-industrial-action-affects-four-yorkshire-sites-during-gcse-exam-season-4167620
Paid articlePaid Cambridge University chief calls for talks as union warns of 'national degree scandal'
itv.com/news/anglia/2023-05-22/university-chief-calls-for-talks-as-union-warns-of-national-degree-scandal
The university union may be beyond redemption: Life is not terribly good these days for most university teachers. Colleges, once centres of collegiate ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-university-union-may-be-beyond-redemption/
Why the USS Pension Victory Matters: Attacks on pensions are an everyday reality across Britain's workplaces – but university workers have shown that it's ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2023/04/why-the-uss-pension-victory-matters
Bristol students worried boycott will delay their graduation: The universities have offered some reassurance
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-students-worried-ucu-marking-8467629
Row breaks out as Aberdeen University drops double marking rule: Aberdeen University has voted to make changes to how students' work is marked in a bid to ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/5764870/aberdeen-university-votes-revise-marking-criteria-ease-final-year-marking/
University of Winchester lecturers to strike again during final exams: STAFF at the University of Winchester will be striking for six more days ...
hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23539471.university-winchester-lecturers-strike-final-exams/
'Furious' Cambridge students might not graduate in time due to marking boycott : Students fear the delay might impact on employment and postgraduate ...
cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/furious-cambridge-students-who-might-26933519
Student outrage as dissertations may go unmarked by universities: Amid a marking boycott across the UK's universities, students are worried more than a ...
news.stv.tv/east-central/student-outrage-as-10000-word-dissertations-may-go-unmarked-at-university-of-edinburgh
Brighton University: UCU members vow to strike amid redundancies: Union members have vowed to strike after a university announced over 100 redundancies to ...
theargus.co.uk/news/23512046.brighton-university-ucu-members-vow-strike-amid-redundancies/
Strikes: St Andrews staff and students discuss ongoing pay dispute: STANDING in the core of the picket line, a written sign in hand, Catherine shouts as loudly ...
thenational.scot/news/trade-unions/23506875.strikes-st-andrews-staff-students-discuss-ongoing-pay-dispute/
Strike dates: Who is striking when and what pay do they want?: Hundreds of thousands of workers are going on strike.
bbc.com/news/business-62134314
Strike action held in Chester on day of Chancellor's Budget: STRIKE action provided the backdrop to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget Day speech ...
chesterstandard.co.uk/news/23390251.strike-action-held-chester-day-chancellors-budget/
Quick Glance: Economic Newsletter
- School leavers may be trained as doctors without a traditional medical degree.
- The Tories should never have taken their Ulez challenge to court.
- Expanding London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) may be a regressive tax that disproportionately affects people of modest means.
UK government ‘complicit’ in asylum seeker hotel attacks, say unions: Workers urged to mobilise against far-right groups as senior Tory politicians are accused ...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/05/uk-government-complicit-asylum-seeker-hotel-attacks-say-unions
Winchester University students demand pay for staff from management: MORE than 40 students have signed a letter in support of their striking and underpaid ...
hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23444817.winchester-university-students-demand-pay-staff-management/
When there are strikes in London this week, from Tube and trains to teachers: Here is a full list of strikes taking place in London this week, broken down by ...
inews.co.uk/news/consumer/london-strkes-this-week-when-list-tube-train-teachers-march-2023-strike-dates-2205611
Historian Timothy Snyder met Ukrainian soldier who read his book in a trench: PHOTOS - Euromaidan Press
euromaidanpress.com/2023/03/25/historian-timothy-snyder-met-ukrainian-soldier-who-read-his-book-in-a-trench-photos/
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