The crisis in education

  • £518 million cut from university budgets.
  • Thousands of jobs at risk.
  • Pay falling behind the rate of inflation.

At a time of economic recession, education is more important than ever:
  • Other countries around the world recognise this and are investing in education.
  • Reject short-term slash and burn strategies.
  • Support the campaign for a national agreement to protect jobs.
  • Demand fair treatment and fair pay for all university staff.

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Higher education in crisis

  • a wave of job cuts is already sweeping through our universities
  • 99 universities have said they intend to cut jobs
  • employers are offering a pay increase of just 0.5% – undermining recent progress on pay.

At a time of economic recession, education is more important than ever

  • reject the short-termist slash and burn strategy
  • support the campaign for a national agreement to protect jobs
  • demand fair treatment and fair pay for all university staff.

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2 comments to Higher education in crisis

  • David Tuckwell

    When signing the petition it asks for postcode. Is this the postcode of the workplace or home? It’s not clear which.

  • campaign coordinator

    Home, ideally. The info was requested by the political team. We’ll have a look to see if the wording needs clarifying.

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