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  • 7 February 2020

    Fourteen strike days at 74 UK universities in February and March ¹ÏÉñÍø members at 74 UK universities will walk out for 14 days in February and March . The action…

  • 31 January 2020

    Ballot results mean 74 universities could now be hit with industrial action The number of UK universities that could be hit with strike action this term now stands…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 5 December 2019

    ¹ÏÉñÍø has called for sensible university leaders to speak out if disputes that have seen eight strike days already this term are to be resolved The union was responding…

  • 26 November 2019

    Even more universities could face disruption in the new year if disputes over pensions and over pay and conditions are not resolved ¹ÏÉñÍø members at 12 universities…

  • 25 November 2019

    ¹ÏÉñÍø said that strong shows of support for strikes at 60 UK universities* sent a clear message that staff would not settle for pay cuts, increased pension costs…

  • 22 November 2019

    Vice-chancellor calls on vice-chancellors to pay more to resolve pensions dispute Last week a vice-chancellor broke ranks to argue that universities can afford…