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19 February 2016
A look back at some of the week's news Elite universities' proportion of disadvantaged students drops The proportion of disadvantaged students at several Russell…
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12 February 2016
A look back at some of the week's news Report reveals university heads' pay rises and perks University bosses received an average salary of £272,432 for the academic…
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11 February 2016
University bosses received an average salary of £272,432 for the academic year 2014/15, which was an increase of 3% on the previous year, and is 6.7 times the average…
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9 February 2016
University bosses in Scotland were amongst the top claimers in the UK for expenses including air travel and exclusive hotel accommodation. A report released today…
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12 November 2015
UCU has reiterated its call for a national register of vice-chancellor pay and perks following a Daily Mail report which exposes the 'embarrassing' pay packets…
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27 April 2015
UCU said universities could afford to pay more than the 0.9% offer that was tabled at talks between the higher education unions and the employers on Friday. The…
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26 January 2015
UCU members have voted to accept new proposals for their pensions and not restart a marking and assessment boycott at 69 UK institutions. Two-thirds (67.1%) of…
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4 December 2014
A petition with over 16,000 signatures was delivered to the board of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) at their meeting at the glamorous BAFTA offices…
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20 November 2014
Joint statement from Universities UK and UCU The University and College Union (UCU) and Universities UK (UUK) have confirmed, following discussions yesterday (Wednesday),…
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14 November 2014
Joint UCU/Universities UK statement following the USS Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) held on 13 November 2014 The Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) held yesterday…
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