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  • 7 March 2017

    UCU 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, UCU 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

    UCU survey shows little support for HE Bill amid Brexit brain drain fears A YouGov survey , commissioned by UCU, 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

    UCU's anti-casualisation campaign hits the front pages UCU'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 , UCU 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…