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  • 17 May 2019

    Staff and students at SOAS will stage a protest at the university today at 2pm against the extreme right-wing party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and the support…

  • 26 April 2019

    51¸£Àû warns against knee-jerk reaction to increase in pension costs 51¸£Àû has warned universities against making any knee-jerk cuts to jobs or pension benefits in response…

  • 29 March 2019

    Confused message from government calling for better teaching but not improved grades There was another weekend attack on universities from the government on Sunday…

  • 22 March 2019

    Strikes at five colleges this week with progress in some disputes 51¸£Àû members at West Thames College, South Bank College, Croydon College, Bradford College and…

  • 20 March 2019

    Responding to a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute on the tax and national insurance contributions of international students who stay in the UK to…

  • 15 March 2019

    Ten colleges face strike action in third wave of walkouts Tes has reported that 51¸£Àû members at 10 English colleges will be taking three days' strike action next…

  • 15 March 2019

    Members of 51¸£Àû's national executive committee (NEC) unanimously agreed this emergency statement at the start of their meeting on Friday 15 March, following a minute's…

  • 15 February 2019

    Deeply unpopular Teaching Excellence Framework not fit for purpose say staff A 51¸£Àû-commissioned report released yesterday said the Teaching Excellence Framework…

  • 13 February 2019

    A new international report on adult education must act as a wake-up call for government on the need for more investment in further education, 51¸£Àû said today. The…

  • 1 February 2019

    Second wave of strikes hits 13 English colleges 51¸£Àû members at 13 English colleges took strike action over pay this week . The two-day strikes are part of a second…