No negotiation? No negotiators
UCU officers pull out of deadlocked pension meeting with employers. John Morgan reports
UCU officers pull out of deadlocked pension meeting with employers. John Morgan reports
The University and College Union's response to Nicola Dandridge's article on the reform of the Universities Superannuation Scheme invites employers to begin talks "to help find a joint solution" to...
The University and College Union has warned that it will step up industrial action for "maximum impact" on examinations and assessment if the employers do not return to the negotiating table on...

The changes will make sector results look worse than they are, warn Andrew Connolly and Clare Partridge
• How has the London Met visa ban played abroad? In short, terribly. "5,000 Pakistani students in UK face deportation in 60 days", screamed a Daily News headline on 31 August (the story mistakenly...

Sixty-three of the UK’s most prestigious universities face strikes over changes to pensions after members of the University and College Union backed stoppages.
Jane Hardy claims to write in a personal capacity ("Pension protection", Letters, 26 January), yet she is standing at the forthcoming UCU national executive committee elections as a member of the...

Delegates vote for a summer of discontent over pay and pensions. John Morgan reports

The UCU is a democratic, future-facing endeavour proud to fight for both the one and the many, Sally Hunt affirms
Reform of the sector's pension scheme may be essential, but no single option will please everyone - not least students
Universities seeking alternatives are accused of unfairness by unions, writes John Morgan
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...

General secretary contenders represent political debate over union's direction. John Morgan reports
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...

̽»¨ÊÓÆµâ€™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...