The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2023

Queen Mary University of London was branded the “worst university employer in the UK” by the Universities and Colleges Union last July, after it deducted 21 days of full pay from more than 100 staff who refused to mark students’ work in June as part of a national boycott.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Industrial action to take place in February and March in dispute over pay, conditions and pensions More than 70,000 staff at 150 universities across the UK will strike for 18 days between February and March in disputes over pay, conditions and pensions, it has been announced.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The University and College Union (UCU) claims record numbers of its members, at 150 higher education institutions across the UK, went on strike on Thursday and Friday. More action is planned for Wednesday. Academics expect to have their pay docked for the three days they are striking.

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The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Particularly welcome was his exposure of the punitive deductions from salary for taking part in lawful industrial action at institutions such as Queen Mary University of London. Deducting pay in full for taking action short of strike for a few hours is different.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 28, 2023

As the stalemate continues, union infighting has added a new dimension while universities are threatening to dock pay When Jo Grady , general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU), stood at the podium of its annual congress yesterday, she said she had “never been so proud to be part of this union as I have in recent weeks, watching you (..)

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

UCU members vote for action between 25-29 September over pay and conditions but end marking boycott University staff say they will strike during freshers’ week unless employers agree to discuss their demands over pay and working conditions.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Rallies in Leeds, London and across UK demand better pay and pensions amid cost of living crisis “Get your arse out of your chair, get down here and speak to the people who matter,” a union leader urged university bosses, as hundreds of striking staff gathered in Leeds on Wednesday to fight for improved pay and pensions.

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The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Four women at some of the biggest unions are on the frontline of the fight for better pay and conditions Christina McAnea is the general secretary of Unison, the UK’s biggest union.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Majority of campus branches refuse to take part in action scheduled for 25-29 September The University and College Union has backed away from UK-wide strikes scheduled for next week, after two-thirds of campus branches declined to take part. A further 10 universities will hold strike action on at least one day next week.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Move follows agreement from employers on lowest-paid workers and review of salary grades Strikes by university support staff over the next two weeks have been called off after a breakthrough in negotiations over pay, Unison has announced.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

Universities are trying everything to get around the boycott except the obvious: resuming negotiations with my lecturers This year’s graduations, universities claim, will be indistinguishable from those of previous years. Except there’s one glaring problem: as a student there isn’t much to celebrate.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

UEA became a literary flagship among the new universities that opened in the 1960s. Ministers are ultimately responsible for weakening the arts and humanities.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 3, 2023

Pay cuts are just one factor: working conditions are also getting worse and that’s bad for both staff and students Since late April, staff at 145 UK universities have been refusing to mark students’ work. Industrial action by (mainly) academic staff is always a hard sell. Lecturers are seen as relatively privileged people.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

Irene Tracey says she will commission independent inquiry to help alleviate ‘really tough’ pressures many face Oxford University’s new vice-chancellor has said that one of her first acts will be to investigate the pay and working conditions of the university’s staff, in an attempt to alleviate the “really tough” pressures on junior academics in particular. (..)

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

About a third of the UK’s 500,000 final-year undergraduates are thought to have been affected by the marking and assessment boycott at 145 universities, part of the pay dispute between the University and College Union (UCU) and employers that has strained relations between staff, students and management.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Little prospect of breakthrough as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border checks across country School and train strikes – latest news updates UK politics live – latest news updates Unions and the government appeared as far apart as ever, after Wednesday’s widespread strike action closed thousands of schools across England and Wales.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

The disdain shown to us by Queen Mary University of London inspired me to redouble my efforts on the picket lines. Staff and students have had enough On 29 June 2022, all the staff at Queen Mary University of London, where I work, received an email from management.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

National Education Union says government is ‘rattled’ after delegates vote for summer strikes in England The National Education Union’s leadership has threatened to organise a huge protest during the Conservative party conference, accusing Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, of being deluded about teachers’ pay and staff shortages.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2023

University and College Union to go ahead with industrial action after members reject offer on pay and working conditions Students face potential delays in their degree results and graduations this summer after the University and College Union said it would go ahead with industrial action over pay that could result in exams and essays being left unmarked. (..)

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2023

University and College Union is preparing a new ballot that could lead to marking boycott continuing and strikes lasting into 2024 Universities across the UK will face another round of strikes next month unless employers agree to return to the negotiating table, the University and College Union has warned.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

After struggling through degrees hindered by Covid, those affected by boycott now say they face missing job opportunities Ray, 21, recently missed out on a dream job at a charity after they were unable to present their degree classification.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

University says about 20% of final year students will be unable to graduate if industrial action continues More than 1,000 final year students at Durham University could be left without a degree this summer because of the marking boycott disrupting universities across the UK.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2023

Industrial action going ahead despite hopes of breakthrough on pay, conditions and pensions last week Universities in the UK have been hit by strike action once again, despite hopes of a breakthrough last week with an offer from employers on pay, working conditions and pensions. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

Unions and UCEA declare agreement ‘on terms of reference for detailed negotiations’ on pay and conditions University staff have made a breakthrough in their months-long dispute with employers during which lecturers have gone on strike, worked to rule and refused to cover for absent colleagues across the UK.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the state of education comes under scrutiny, Labour’s leader faces some hard choices over the promises he made in 2020 It’s that time of year when the kids have just gone back to school, and every working parent who just scraped through the Christmas holidays breathes a sigh of relief. But not, perhaps, for long.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 8, 2023

Contractor says many of its staff rely on working 60 hours a week, but could see this reduced to 42 on average Dozens of security guards at one of the UK’s most prestigious universities face losing their jobs, while many more are likely to see pay cuts of as much as £13,500 a year during the cost of living crisis, their representatives have said.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

We would like to hear from people who have left university without a degree classification or with ungraded work A marking and assessment boycott has affected 145 universities , meaning that some students will leave university this summer without degree classifications, or with work ungraded.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

With no news of negotiations, she’s due to graduate with a provisional classification and no final mark, while most of her friends are unaffected. It seems particularly cruel as not all students are involved, as only UCU union members are taking part. Continue reading.

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SRHE

JULY 11, 2022

Her letter of resignation was made public less than an hour before the news emerged that Boris Johnson had bowed to the inevitable and agreed to step down as leader of the Conservative Party – but to continue as Prime Minister, possibly until the Autumn party conference. But her timing was bad.

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