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  • 17 February 2020

    Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ members at 74 universities will begin 14 days of strikes on 20 February in the largest wave of strikes ever seen on UK campuses.

  • 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

    Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ 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

    Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ members back strikes over both pensions and pay and conditions Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ members working in UK universities have backed strike action in ballots over both pensions…

  • 2 August 2019

    Jo Grady is Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ general secretary Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ 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 Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ report says higher education staff are putting off long-term…

  • 1 June 2019

    Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ congress 2019 It was a busy bank holiday weekend in Harrogate for delegates at Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ's annual congress. The three-day conference covered a whole host of policy…

  • 10 May 2019

    Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ says members will make final decision on future of USS Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ said yesterday that it will be members who ultimately decide the next steps in the dispute over the…

  • 26 April 2019

    Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ warns against knee-jerk reaction to increase in pension costs Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ has warned universities against making any knee-jerk cuts to jobs or pension benefits in response…

  • 7 December 2018

    Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ dismisses colleges' "insulting" pay offer Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ yesterday described a pay offer of just 1% from the Association of Colleges (AoC) as a wholly inadequate response…