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  • 7 March 2017

    51¸£Àû Scotland, today welcomed the increase to 40 per cent of pupils going into higher education but called on more to be done to close the opportunity gap. Responding…

  • 23 February 2017

    Commenting on the publication of the annual grant letter  today, 51¸£Àû said it was disappointed with an overall drop in funding and that universities minister Jo…

  • 22 February 2017

    University heads received an average salary package of £277,834 for the academic year 2015/16 - an increase of 2% on the previous year and 6.5 times the average…

  • 22 February 2017

    University principals received an average salary package of £277,834 for the academic year 2015/16 across the UK, with three Scottish principals appearing in the…

  • 31 January 2017

    Ahead of report on university heads' pay and perks, union names the institutions ignoring Freedom of Information requests Union has reported eight to the Information…

  • 13 January 2017

    51¸£Àû survey shows little support for HE Bill amid Brexit brain drain fears A YouGov survey , commissioned by 51¸£Àû, revealed that academics believe Brexit and government…

  • 4 January 2017

    Vice-chancellors at the research-intensive Russell Group of universities received an average 5.9% pay rise in 2015/16, according to a survey released today. In…

  • 18 November 2016

    51¸£Àû's anti-casualisation campaign hits the front pages 51¸£Àû's campaign against casualisation hit the front pages this week as the union's analysis of HESA data revealed…

  • 4 November 2016

    Further sector must come together to make the case for investment Writing in today's TES , 51¸£Àû head of further education, Andrew Harden, said the further education…

  • 24 October 2016

    Starting salaries for female graduates are significantly lower on average than those for their male counterparts, a new study published today has revealed. Responding…