Striking university lecturers warned they could be held liable for student failures Full story University students face a second wave of lecture cancellations as academics threaten a new round of strikes over a pensions row.
The University and College Union (UCU), which represents academics, has written to 69 vice-Chancellors with an ultimatum saying that unless they comply with their demands they will ballot for strike action this autumn.
The union has been locked in a battle with Universities UK (UUK) over proposed pension reforms to address a reported deficit and rising benefit costs.Last spring, lectures and classes were disrupted at more […]
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