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31 October 2014
The suspended vice-chancellor of Plymouth University has received an overwhelming vote of no confidence from staff at the institution. In a ballot of 51¸£Àû members,…
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30 October 2014
Moving teacher training away from universities and into schools, is leading to a shortage of teachers for key science, technology, engineering and maths subjects,…
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27 October 2014
51¸£Àû members in 69 UK universities* will begin an assessment boycott on Thursday 6 November. The assessment boycott will stop students being set coursework or receiving…
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24 October 2014
The University of Warwick is today the latest institution to break rank and criticise the universities' umbrella group Universities UK over its handling of changes…
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24 October 2014
The bitter trade dispute at Lambeth College may continue after members of the 51¸£Àû voted overwhelmingly to reject new contracts and ballot for strike action. In…
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23 October 2014
Universities have once again been accused of using misleading information in a row about changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) - the pension scheme…
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23 October 2014
51¸£Àû today criticised proposals to replace government-backed student loans with contracts where students pay universities a proportion of their lifetime earnings.…
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21 October 2014
A University of Warwick professor suspended earlier this year has reportedly been cleared of any wrongdoing after a high-profile investigation. 51¸£Àû welcomed the…
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20 October 2014
Staff have overwhelmingly backed plans for industrial action at 69 UK universities in a row over changes to pensions. In the ballot, 78% of members of the University…
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20 October 2014
New report shows Britain is on the brink of becoming a permanently divided nation. Commenting on today's Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission's report that…
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