Marking boycott looms as UCU promises more strikes next month
Union faces divisions internally as well as impasse with vice-chancellors in negotiations
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UK university pension scheme deficit widens to ?12.6 billion
‘Drastic action’ required to fix multibillion-pound shortfall in Universities Superannuation Scheme, expert warns
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Unison members vote to strike at 22 UK universities
Ballot result comes days before UCU plans to poll its members on whether to take action over below inflation pay rises
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University assessment chaos feared as external examiners quit
Hundreds of academics refuse to take part in system as part of ongoing industrial action, prompting institutions to draw up contingency plans
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Fresh strike ballots at dozens of UK universities
UCU to reballot 42?branches that narrowly missed turnout threshold
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UCU faces challenge on rescheduling lectures lost to?strike
Unhappiness over guidance on rearranging classes affected by industrial action may force a?rethink
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Academic fatigue over strikes leaves union facing uncertain path
Experts say exhaustion and worry over disruption to students hit appetite for industrial action but shouldn’t mask the unhappiness across sector
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The strike vote turnout is neither unusual nor surprising
Inequality, Covid exhaustion, sympathy for students, fear of public opinion and frustration with UCU tactics are all factors, says?Glen O’Hara
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Students back striking staff as regulator highlights disruption
Undergraduates and postgraduates express sympathy for lecturers who have also struggled with shift online during pandemic
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Expect strikes before Christmas, Grady tells UK vice-chancellors
University and College Union general secretary says sector leaders who focused on turnout were ‘not listening to a?consistent message that staff have been delivering to?them’
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UCU: Zahawi must be ‘voice for students’ against loan costs hike
Union urges education secretary to intervene on student loan changes and to press university bosses into talking on disputes
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UCU says staff ‘left with no other option’ as strike ballots open
UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as ‘staff at breaking point’ but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is ‘fair and meaningful’
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Turnout hampers strike plans in UK university pay dispute
Combined with results of pensions ballot, union has mandate for walkouts at?less than four in?10 institutions polled
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V-cs tread tightrope with students and ministers as strikes loom
Walkouts expected as government decides on English reforms in wake of Covid disruption
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Breaking strike with recorded lectures ‘may be against the law’
Intellectual property rights are likely to rest with lecturers despite university ownership claims, say legal experts