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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 1 November 2019

    ¹ÏÉñÍø members back strikes over both pensions and pay and conditions ¹ÏÉñÍø members working in UK universities have backed strike action in ballots over both pensions…

  • 2 August 2019

    Jo Grady is ¹ÏÉñÍø general secretary ¹ÏÉñÍø general secretary Jo Grady officially started in the role yesterday. Speaking to Times Higher Education , she said that universities…

  • 3 July 2019

    Report says staff are working unpaid, holding down multiple jobs and struggling to pay the bills The ¹ÏÉñÍø report says higher education staff are putting off long-term…

  • 1 June 2019

    ¹ÏÉñÍø congress 2019 It was a busy bank holiday weekend in Harrogate for delegates at ¹ÏÉñÍø's annual congress. The three-day conference covered a whole host of policy…

  • 10 May 2019

    ¹ÏÉñÍø says members will make final decision on future of USS ¹ÏÉñÍø said yesterday that it will be members who ultimately decide the next steps in the dispute over the…

  • 26 April 2019

    ¹ÏÉñÍø warns against knee-jerk reaction to increase in pension costs ¹ÏÉñÍø has warned universities against making any knee-jerk cuts to jobs or pension benefits in response…

  • 7 December 2018

    ¹ÏÉñÍø dismisses colleges' "insulting" pay offer ¹ÏÉñÍø yesterday described a pay offer of just 1% from the Association of Colleges (AoC) as a wholly inadequate response…

  • 23 November 2018

    First wave of strikes in English colleges to begin on 28 November ¹ÏÉñÍø members at six English colleges will be taking strike action on Wednesday and Thursday as…