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Industrial action to take place in February and March in dispute over pay, conditions and pensionsMore 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,…
Independent investigation says union failed to protect members from hostile attacks within organisationThe National Union of Students has failed to protect Jewish members and activists from hostile attacks within the organisation, according to an inves…
Below-inflation rise described as ‘woefully inadequate’, with students estimated to be losing out on £1,500Student maintenance loans in England will go up by 2.8% next year, the government has confirmed, despite soaring inflation and mounting concern a…
Irene Tracey says she will commission independent inquiry to help alleviate ‘really tough’ pressures many faceOxford University’s new vice-chancellor has said that one of her first acts will be to investigate the pay and working conditions of the unive…
Organisers say they are seeking 30% monthly cut and that more than 150 people have signed up Hundreds of students in halls of residence at the University of Manchester are withholding their rent payments this month over the cost of living crisis.The st…
Russell Group says more hard-up students in England will drop out if loans fail to keep up with rising costsHard-up students in England, who are struggling to pay their rent and bills as the cost of living soars, will lose out on as much as £1,500 a ye…
ACLU and Pen America back former Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth and say decision ‘raises serious questions’Leading civil rights organisations have condemned Harvard Kennedy School’s denial of a position to the former head of Human Rights Watch o…
Kennedy School allegedly bowed to donors unhappy with organisation accusing Israel of apartheid in occupied territoriesThe dean of one the US’s leading schools of government blocked a position for the former head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) over his or…
This blog has now closed, you can read more on this story hereStarmer says voters looked at Labour again in 2022. And he felt, “for the first time in a while that we could return their gaze with confidence”.But Labour must not rest on its laurels. It n…
Rick Singer, 62, was handed the longest sentence in the sprawling scandal that shone a spotlight on the secretive systemThe mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other par…