Obfuscatory measures
Tony Bruce of the Employers Pensions Forum (EPF) calls for "a rational debate" on the necessity for reforming the Universities Superannuation Scheme ("Debate, not threats", Letters, 10 June).The...
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Leadership candidates see different futures for UCU
General secretary contenders represent political debate over union's direction. John Morgan reports
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News in Brief
Citation rankingThe hottest of the hot listGeneticists dominate a list of the "hottest" researchers compiled by Thomson Reuters. The science data company last week published a ranking of the authors...
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Divided we fall
The sector needs agreement on pensions and job security if it is to resist savage coalition cuts, argues Sally Hunt
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Uneasy lies the head
ÌÇÐÄVlog’s annual pay survey shows that with a few exceptions, vice‑chancellors’ remuneration did not rise vertiginously in 2011-12 - a good thing politically. But despite reasonable...
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Higher education pay survey 2013
With a few exceptions, vice-chancellors’ remuneration did not rise vertiginously in 2011-12 - a good thing politically. But are they still paid too much compared with their peers?
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Warwick's support staff to lose defined benefit scheme
Growing fund deficit leads to reforms criticised for creation of a 'two-tier' system. John Morgan writes
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'Huge strains' on the UK pay spine
Ucea chief tells John Morgan that national salary bargaining will be tested in the new fees order
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Battle to regain respect is vital
As the new union president takes office, he tells John Morgan about his priorities for the future
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UCU decides against industrial action over pay
University lecturers will not join industrial action later this month over a 1 per cent pay offer after members voted against a strike.
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Fighting the good fight
On the many problems that confront our members in these dark times, our record speaks for itself, says the UCU's Sally Hunt
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Reopen channels
We do not agree with all the arguments advanced by Darrel Ince, but it is clear that much has changed in recent months ("Pensions are safe if we don't stop working", 30 September). The Universities...
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The week in higher education
• The University and College Union may suspend its work-to-rule industrial action on pension cuts in pre-1992 universities after talks with employers. Sally Hunt, the UCU general secretary, wrote to...
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Firm footing
Technicians, the academy’s ‘Cinderellas’, play vital roles and deserve proper recognition and support, argue Kelly Vere and Roger Murphy
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News in brief
Student experience: A better learning environmentTen universities have won support to help them improve the quality of the student-learning experience. Under the ÌÇÐÄVlog Academy's Evidence-...