MARCH NEWS ROUND-UP: British universities grapple with knock on effects of war in Ukraine

MARCH NEWS ROUND-UP: British universities grapple with knock on effects of war in Ukraine

by | Mar 31, 2022 | Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Government, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, Protest, UCU, Ukraine, Uncategorized

British universities are currently grappling with the knock on effects of the war in Ukraine, including sanctions against Russia affecting climate science and space research, supporting education programmes for Ukrainian refugees, and offering mental health and...
January News Round-Up: Fresh wave of UCU strikes to hit universities next month

January News Round-Up: Fresh wave of UCU strikes to hit universities next month

by | Jan 31, 2022 | Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Government, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, Pensions, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, UCU, Uncategorized, Universities UK

CDBU UPDATES Last month, the CDBU Executive Committee met to discuss some new ideas for 2022. We are very pleased to announce that we will now be offering a fee to those who write for our blog! We are particularly keen to offer this fee to help support students and...
News round-up: Proposal to lower student loan repayment threshold met with outrage

News round-up: Proposal to lower student loan repayment threshold met with outrage

by | Oct 1, 2021 | Academic freedom, Augar Review, Boris Johnson, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Employability, Free speech, Government, Humanities, In the News, League tables, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, UCU, Uncategorized

Ministers are understood to be considering lowering the student loan repayment threshold to £23,000, or an average increase of £400 in repayments per year. The decision has been met with widespread criticism and concern about how this might affect those on lower...
News round-up: University staff to be balloted on strike action

News round-up: University staff to be balloted on strike action

by | Sep 17, 2021 | Academic freedom, Augar Review, Boris Johnson, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Government, Humanities, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, UCU, Uncategorized

UCU has voted to support a motion calling for industrial action over pensions, pay and casualisation, with potential strikes looming before Christmas. Meanwhile, the sector has shown mixed reactions to the sacking of Education Secretary Gavin Williamson in the...