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  • 25 October 2017

    Staff at the University of Bath have labelled the decision to remove vice-chancellor Dame Glynis Breakwell from the committee that sets her pay a 'worthless stunt.'…

  • 20 October 2017

    UCU members overwhelmingly back strike action to defend pensions UCU members this week overwhelmingly backed strike action to defend their pensions. Eighty-seven…

  • 13 October 2017

    Apprenticeship starts drop by 61% after levy introduced The number of people starting apprenticeships between May and July fell by 61% compared to the previous…

  • 12 October 2017

    The number of people starting apprenticeships between May and July fell by 61% compared to the previous year, according to figures released by the Department for…

  • 15 September 2017

    More pressure on colleges ahead of Tuesday's pay talks Writing in the TES ahead of the further education pay talks on Tuesday, UCU head of further education Andrew…

  • 15 September 2017

    It was a busy few days for UCU delegates at the 149th annual TUC congress in Brighton this week UCU's delegation at TUC Congress 2017 © Jess Hurd/ reportdigital.co.uk…

  • 8 September 2017

    Vice-chancellors' summer in the spotlight leads to ministerial threats over pay After a summer with their pay and perks in the spotlight, vice-chancellors finally…

  • 8 September 2017

    Staff in further education colleges in England have seen their pay drop by 24 per cent in real-terms since 2009, reveal new UCU figures. While the cost of living,…

  • 24 August 2017

    Vice-chancellors under fire over lack of scrutiny of their pay deals The debate around vice-chancellors' pay and perks continued this week, but did shift slightly…

  • 11 August 2017

    Boycott bites as universities omitted from National Student Survey Cambridge, Manchester, Oxford and Sheffield universities were among the 12 institutions omitted…