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  • 29 January 2020

    The number of UK universities who could be hit with strike action this term now stands at 74 following a series of reballots in disputes over pensions, and over…

  • 24 January 2020

    External examiners resigning in protest at universities' failings over disputes The Guardian reported yesterday that senior academics are refusing to act as external…

  • 17 January 2020

    ¹ÏÉñÍø president-elect Nita Sanghera  ¹ÏÉñÍø president-elect Nita Sanghera passed away on 16 January 2020 . ¹ÏÉñÍø said it was such sad news for her family, her loved ones,…

  • 8 January 2020

    Five January dates have been set for meetings to look at reforming the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) - the pension scheme for members of the University…

  • 23 December 2019

    Talks will take place at the start of the new year to look at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) - the pension scheme for ¹ÏÉñÍø members who took eight days'…

  • 19 December 2019

    ¹ÏÉñÍø has today responded to the first annual review of the Office for Students. ¹ÏÉñÍø general secretary Jo Grady said: 'The UK rightly has a reputation for its world…

  • 18 December 2019

    Even more universities could face disruption in the new year if disputes over pensions, and over pay and conditions are not resolved. Reballots will open at a further…

  • 13 December 2019

    Second report from Joint Expert Panel on USS released ¹ÏÉñÍø has welcomed the second report from the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) looking at the Universities Superannuation…

  • 13 December 2019

    ¹ÏÉñÍø has welcomed the second report from the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) looking at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The JEP was set up by ¹ÏÉñÍø and Universities…

  • 6 December 2019

    UNIVERSITY STRIKES Solid action by defiant ¹ÏÉñÍø members and supporters in university strikes Solid strike action continued at 60 universities this week as the employers…