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#USS group CEO underperforms and gets a Ā£212000 bonus. Time to turn up the pressure of USS governance reform. edumeme.uk/2020/07/29/pen…

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Bill Galvin on #USS: "Academics need to give more to fill pension hole" (bbc.co.uk/news/business-…). This is from the man who got an under-performance bonus (ft.com/content/1598dd…).

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ā€˜It is a case of a highly individualist culture paying the price of its own extreme.’ Read Professor Simon Marginson’s piece here āž”ļø cdbu.org.uk/covid-19-and-t…

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The Marketisation of English universities could make them catalysts of the second wave. Online education is not perfect, but it can help us get through this. edumeme.uk/2020/08/02/uni…

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US unis increasingly moving to online teaching for the coming semester. It is interesting to compare the reports from the USA versus those in the UK about students’ return to campus. Will this abundance of caution belatedly come to the UK in six weeks? edumeme.uk/2020/08/03/us-…

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Covid-19 risk mitigation policies for the reopening of campuses may well be 'fantasy documents' if they ignore the realities of young people's treatment of risk. The consequences will not be equally shouldered. edumeme.uk/2020/08/06/fan…

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University of California system mandates seasonal flu vaccination for all staff and students. This is a policy worth replicating in the UK, with universities providing free vaccinations on campus (and not just for this year). edumeme.uk/2020/08/10/uni…

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PM: A-level results are robust and dependable. Translation: You can depend on us to give the disadvantaged a robust kicking. theguardian.com/education/2020…

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More student support for #QMULstrike. Students demand Queen Mary University of London bosses return to talks and "stand by all staff members". change.org/p/queen-mary-u…

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Next week’s march in London. 28/2, 1200 Malet Street, London. uculondonregion.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/london…

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And a must read for UK university students. Direct anger at management and the system that is undercutting everyone’s pay and pensions (VCs excepted). theguardian.com/education/2018…

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We ask that the appropriate Government Minister make an order under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Section 5(1) designating Universities UK as a public authority, so making Universities UK subject to the Freedom of Information Act. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2141…

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Here's a THREAD on the #USS Trustees, powerful individuals whose role has been insufficiently examined, and who have been operating without the full benefits of public scrutiny. #USSstrikes #USSstrike #WeAreTheUniversity #StrikeForUSS #DemocratiseUSS #DemocratizeUSS šŸ‘‡šŸ‘‡šŸ‘‡

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Professor Richard Falk (UN special rapporteur for Palestinian human rights), Professor Hilal Elver (UN Special rapporteur on the right to food), and Jeremy Keenan (Professor in social anthropology) stopped over during our demo and offered their support! #OccupyTheOctagon

Professor Richard Falk (UN special rapporteur for Palestinian human rights), Professor Hilal Elver (UN Special rapporteur on the right to food), and Jeremy Keenan (Professor in social anthropology) stopped over during our demo and offered their support! #OccupyTheOctagon
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UUK said: ā€œSuspension of this action would be a huge relief to students ahead of the main exam period.ā€ theguardian.com/education/2018… UUK mean: ā€œVCs can can get on with raising debt to ensure that DB pensions are unaffordable, whatever the agreed valuation method.ā€ #USSstrike