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Edinburgh University lecturers walk out again in dispute over savings plan

The University and College Union has warned future action could see a marking and assessment boycott.

Evening Standard

Thousands of college staff to vote on strike action

Dozens of colleges could be affected by potential strike action

The Independent UK

Union to ballot 10,000 staff for strikes at 68 colleges in England

The University and College Union said the sector could face ‘serious disruption in the coming months’.

Evening Standard

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Union begins fresh strike ballot in row over job cuts at University of Edinburgh

The University and College Union has already staged a walkout and more could now follow.

Evening Standard

University of Edinburgh lecturers to walk out over planned £140m cuts

The University and College Union said it is ‘not too late’ for management to avert industrial action.

The Independent UK

JK Rowling stickers ‘not a transphobic dog whistle’, tribunal told

Academics Dr Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne are suing the University and College Union

The Independent UK

More than 600 jobs face axe at University of Dundee to tackle £35m deficit

The University and College Union described the news as a ‘hammer blow’ for staff.

Evening Standard

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No mandate for fresh university strikes as union ballot fails to reach threshold

The University and College Union said more than two in three of its members who voted in the ballot backed further walkouts.

The Independent UK

University staff end historic dispute over pensions

HIGHER education staff have voted to end a long-running dispute over pensions which led to a series of strikes. The University and College Union…

The National (Scotland)

College students face disruption as staff back strike action in pay dispute

Members of the University and College Union at 32 colleges in England have voted to strike over their pay and working conditions.

The Independent UK

Which universities are striking and why?

Numerous UK institutions’ actions by the University and College Union (UCU) will fall during Freshers’ Week for many first-year students.

Evening Standard

Lecturers in the UK refuse to mark exams in labor dispute, leaving thousands unable to graduate

The class of 2023 has already endured COVID-19 lockdowns and university strikes

The Independent UK

Edinburgh uni student left with no degree told to leave UK after marking boycott chaos

Will Scheffler has been told that he will need to leave the country and return home to get a new student visa.

Daily Record

Edinburgh University student protests during own graduation over 'empty degrees'

Students at the University of Edinburgh have been protesting during graduations over the past week, after the University and College Union marking and assessment boycott left many with 'empty degrees'.

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‘Significant number’ of Durham University students face delays in receiving degree results

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) began a marking boycott in April over a pay and working conditions dispute

The National (Scotland)

Graduates given no degree classification at some universities

Final-year students at some Scottish universities are facing a “devastating” end to their studies after finding out they would not receive…

The Independent UK

‘Significant number’ of Durham students face delays in receiving degree results

Members of the University and College Union are staging a marking boycott at 145 universities across the UK.

Chronicle Live

Tyne Coast College staff to go on strike next week amid ongoing pay dispute

The University and College Union announced strikes which will see lessons cancelled for all pupils at Tyne Coast College

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