It’s no wonder lecturers are striking – university leaders barely acknowledge they exist
University heads are failing to even admit the pension strikes are happening. It’s no wonder people talk of a crisis of leadership in our university sector.
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Edinburgh university offers new Vice Chancellor a staggering £410k – as lecturers fight 40% cut to pensions
Tactless pay hike comes as staff at 61 universities, including Edinburgh, prepare to strike over pensions.
Over 200,000 sign petition telling May to sack Toby Young. He’s got to go
And a former Labour MP, thought to be the subject of one of Young’s misogynist tweets, said he should go “immediately”.
While university bosses get a pay rise, lecturers’ pensions are being slashed
The divide in higher education is getting starker. Huge strikes are on the cards unless something is done about it – and soon, writes UCU General Secretary Sally Hunt.
Ban Vice Chancellors from sitting on their own pay boards, say public
Nearly four in five believe university bosses should not be allowed on the remuneration committees which keep bumping up their pay.
There’s no ‘free speech’ crisis in universities. The government are deflecting from the real issues
It’s no surprise that the Tory-led witch hunt over ‘censorship’ comes whilst our universities and students suffer a serious funding and access crisis.
Students call national demo against tuition fees, after Tories lose bid to raise cap
The Conservative Party was forced to abandon plans to hike tuition fees by £250 each year, after the DUP caused them major embarrassment by backing a Labour motion to block the rise.
Student debt is causing mid-life tax crisis, study finds
Claims that the tuition fee system is progressive aren’t supported by the evidence, this report finds.
Tuition fees architect says even Tories will turn against them thanks to vice-chancellors’ ‘cartel’
Cameron and Clegg accused of destroying Blair’s sensible scheme
The gender gap in academia will take 40 years to close, new report finds
Lack of women at senior levels a major factor