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UCU strike against proposed pension cuts

UCU strike against proposed pension cuts

By Ali Mitib, BA Law and Politics Members of the Union of Colleges and Universities (UCU) at 61 institutions across the UK have taken strike action against proposals by Universities UK (UUK) that would see a reduction in the pension income of up to 60%. The strike, which is operating

SOAS accused of ‘misallocation’ of Excellence Bursaries

SOAS accused of ‘misallocation’ of Excellence Bursaries

By Alice McMahon, MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies Evidence has emerged that ‘hundreds’ of students may have missed out on up to £7,500 of bursaries, according to officers in the Student Union. In its Access Agreement for 2016-17, SOAS boasts of offering 152 Excellence Bursaries of £2,500

What are men suffering in silence from?

What are men suffering in silence from?

Writer: Stephen Stratton, MA Medical Anthropology, Marta Perez Fernandez, BA Economics and Development Studies I am a nurse. I first trained as a psychiatric nurse 35 years ago, in a nursing school at a Victorian asylum (with all its connotations) in Essex. I’m still unsure why I chose this

UCU strike: a controversial matter

UCU strike: a controversial matter

Writer: Ilaria Grasso Macola, BA International Relations CROSSERS * Ellis Warren, BA Japanese and Economics: “I support the strike, I’m fully behind it. At the same time, I really value my classes and my Japanese teacher has been very kind in going ahead with the classes despite the strike, so

“Yet I’ll Speak” - The Life of Paul Robeson

“Yet I’ll Speak” - The Life of Paul Robeson

Writer: Marta Perez-Fernandez, BA Economics and Development Studies 1898, a cool spring day in New Jersey. He was born, to a mother and father. 1901, it’s about his father, and whispered conversations while he is sleeping. Them at Princeton, they want him to stop preaching. The very air in

The 'Civilised' weigh in: Mary Beard's Crocodile tears

The 'Civilised' weigh in: Mary Beard's Crocodile tears

By Uswa Ahmed, BA World Philosophies The famed Cambridge historian Mary Beard attempted to rationalise the alleged behaviour of Oxfam aid workers in Haiti after reports surfaced accusing Aid workers of sexual exploitation of women and children. Beard took to Twitter to explain that the alleged behaviour could not be

UCU Press Release: Universities threatening big pay deductions risk prolonging strikes

UCU Press Release: Universities threatening big pay deductions risk prolonging strikes

Universities looking to exploit the law to withhold large sums of money from staff involved in industrial action are storing up problems for the future and could prolong strike action, the University and College Union (UCU) warned today (Thursday). Staff at 61 universities returned to work this morning after five