From: Steven Jefferies <[email address]>
Sent: 04 September 2019 09:24
Subject: Headlines: Wednesday 4 September 2019

Headlines: Wednesday 4 September 2019

The Times

Universities braced for lecturers’ strike, p.22 (quotes UUK)

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/universities-braced-for-lecturers-strike-bnd85tgv8

Online stories

The Financial Times

Is a first class degree really that important?
https://www.ft.com/content/8a2ee9b4-bd0f-11e9-b350-db00d509634e

The Guardian
Pension changes will leave university staff £240k worse off – study (quotes UUK)

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/sep/04/rising-contributions-reduced-benefits-university-pensions

The Independent

Strikes loom as university staff 'left £240k worse off' after pension changes (quotes UUK)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/uk-university-strikes-pension-changes-students-tuition-fees-ucu-union-a9090221.html

University Business

Profile: Advance HE CEO Alison Johns – “I am that widening access kid”
https://universitybusiness.co.uk/Article/profile-advance-he-ceo-alison-johns-i-am-that-widening-access-kid/

Times Higher Education

USS pension changes `leave typical academics £240K worse off' (quotes UUK)

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uss-pension-changes-leave-typical-academics-ps240k-worse

Catching the exam cheats

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/catching-exam-cheats

Chinese students in UK ‘manipulated’ by embassy, MPs told

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/chinese-students-uk-manipulated-embassy-mps-told

Sector releases

University and College Union

University staff balloting for pension strikes £240,000 worse off as costs rise and benefits cut

https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/10269/University-staff-balloting-for-pension-strikes-240000-worse-off-as-costs-rise-and-benefits-cut

USS Employers

UUK response to UCU analysis on USS benefits

https://www.ussemployers.org.uk/news/uuk-response-ucu-analysis-uss-benefits

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