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10 September 2019
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has backed the global school walkouts on 20 September and pledged to support the efforts of school children striking for climate…
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10 September 2019
Students studying at English universities are graduating with much higher debts than students in other countries and are far more likely to finish their studies…
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6 September 2019
51¸£Àû has confirmed that strike ballots will open at UK universities on Monday 9 September in rows over USS pensions and pay, workloads, casualisation and equality.…
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6 September 2019
USS members £240,000 worse off as costs rise and benefits cut  USS members are paying far more for their pension, but will lose tens of thousands of pounds in…
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3 September 2019
University staff being balloted for strike action are paying far more for their pension, but will lose tens of thousands of pounds in retirement because of a series…
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29 August 2019
The Prime Minister must provide urgent assurances about the rights of EU citizens in the event of a no-deal Brexit, 51¸£Àû has urged today. In a letter to the Prime…
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28 August 2019
Responding to the prime minister's decision on Wednesday to prorogue parliament from mid-September, 51¸£Àû general secretary Jo Grady said: 'The Prime Minister's move…
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23 August 2019
51¸£Àû has rejected an offer from the university employers that would have forced the union to ban any strike ballots over pensions for two years. The union said it…
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13 August 2019
The Labour Party will overhaul university admissions so students apply to university after they get their results, it has announced today.
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2 August 2019
Jo Grady is 51¸£Àû general secretary 51¸£Àû general secretary Jo Grady officially started in the role yesterday. Speaking to Times Higher Education , she said that universities…
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