Ten days of strikes by university staff to hit 1 million students
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Elite universities less attractive due to precarity, says v-c
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  • Nov 26, 2021
The academic precariat deserves better
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  • Nov 30, 2020
University of London cleaners win 10-year outsourcing battle
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  • Nov 3, 2020
Pandemic exposes poor treatment of supply teachers
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  • Sep 15, 2020
Bonfire of casual contracts ‘a huge setback’ for racial equality
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  • Jul 9, 2020
My university plans to lose 500 casual staff – so I'm refusing to mark exams | Anonymous
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  • Jul 1, 2020
Pandemic throws spotlight on HE employment practices
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  • May 28, 2020
Covid-19 shows up UK universities' shameful employment practices | Stefan Collini
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  • Apr 28, 2020
Hundreds of university staff to be made redundant due to coronavirus
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  • Apr 2, 2020
Lecturers went on strike over insecure jobs – now we fear coronavirus cuts | Charlotte Morris
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  • Apr 2, 2020
UCU: Support college staff on insecure contracts
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  • Mar 19, 2020
In the news: 14 February
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  • Feb 14, 2020
Weekly news: 31 January 2020
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  • Jan 31, 2020
In the news - 24 January 2020
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  • Jan 24, 2020
Senior UK academics protest over pay and working conditions
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  • Jan 22, 2020
We refuse to act as external examiners until universities deal with staffing issues (letter)
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  • Jan 22, 2020
I'm striking because insecure academic contracts are ruining my mental health | Sarah Darley
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  • Nov 29, 2019
In the news 5 July 2019
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  • Jul 5, 2019
Lack of security causing stress to academics
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  • Jul 4, 2019
Casual academics ‘work double the hours they are paid for’
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  • Jul 4, 2019
Cambridge teaching staff to protest on open days over insecure work
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  • Jul 4, 2019
71% of university staff say insecure contracts have damaged their mental health
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  • Jul 3, 2019
Insecure employment for postdoc researchers is leading to bad science
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  • Jun 5, 2019
In the news: 7 September 2018
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  • Sep 7, 2018
UCU welcomes move from NCG to tackle insecure contracts
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  • Sep 6, 2018
NCG tackles casual staff contracts
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  • Sep 6, 2018
We must stop universities exploiting the unpaid labour of PhD students | Anonymous academic
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  • May 4, 2018
For academics on insecure contracts, it's hard to not feel undervalued | Anonymous academic
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  • Apr 20, 2018
UCU response to education committee's inquiry into value for money in universities
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  • Sep 15, 2017
Zero-hour contracts are turning university lecturers off the job
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  • Sep 7, 2017
In the news: 14 July 2017
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  • Jul 14, 2017
UCU response to Taylor report on insecure work
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  • Jul 11, 2017
Sally Hunt says employment report must afford flexible workers better protection
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  • Jun 26, 2017
Lecturers on precarious contracts work in ‘easy-fire’ culture
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  • Jun 14, 2017
Over a quarter of teaching workforce in further education on insecure contracts
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  • Jun 9, 2017
In the news: 9 June 2017
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  • Jun 9, 2017