It’s no wonder lecturers are striking – university leaders barely acknowledge...
We are less than a week away from the start of 14 days of strike action at 61 UK universities – and with universities’ representatives refuse to speak to the University and College Union (UCU), the...
View ArticleUniversity leaders are saying one thing to the public – and something...
University leaders are in turmoil over lecturers’ strikes over pensions which began yesterday. The front page of The Times today: ‘University chiefs split as strike causes chaos’. 15 vice-chancellors...
View ArticleUniversity strikes – where do we go from here?
On February 22nd the University and College Union (UCU) called for the beginning of a nation wide strike in response to Universities UK’s (UUK) attempt to shift of the Universities Superannuation...
View ArticleRevealed: How cuts at the Open University are being kept from view
When Open University staff read of swingeing cuts to lecturers and the number of courses on offer yesterday, it was the first time many had heard about it. A year ago the university – founded by...
View ArticleUniversity lecturers overwhelmingly come out in favour of a public vote on...
Nearly 90% of university and college staff support a referendum on the final Brexit deal negotiations. That’s according to the University and College Union’s (UCU) latest survey, which asked 29,500 of...
View ArticleUnder the radar, the Tories are planning to lump our education system with an...
There were zero mentions of – let alone additional funding for – further education in last month’s budget. So it was good to see MPs using a debate in the Commons this week to highlight a particularly...
View ArticleEducation in England is ‘moving in the wrong direction’, say campaigners
Campaigners have warned that the education system is “moving in the wrong direction” following an OECD report which warned that British students were leaving university with some of the highest loans....
View ArticleThe university Covid chaos was inevitable. So why was it allowed to happen?
Last week must have been a strange one for Scotland’s 250,000 students. It began with welcomes, inductions, and classes, and ended with them being told not to return home and to stay away from every...
View ArticleNUS is fighting back against the links between universities and fossil fuels
Under increasing pressure from staff and students, universities are withdrawing their money from fossil fuel companies. But the fight for social and climate justice is far from over, and the next step...
View ArticleRadical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, September 2022
1. Birkbeck becomes first university to outlaw fossil fuel industry recruitment Birkbeck, University of London has become the first university in the UK to end fossil fuel industry recruitment on...
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