5 d. ago Staff at four universities vote on possible strike action in disputes over cuts

The University and College Union has called on senior staff at Aberdeen, Stirling, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde to rule out compulsory redundancies.

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1 week ago End of park and ride to hospital that's 'impossible to park at' will cause 'chaos'

NHS staff say plans to end the park and ride at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff will cause chaos

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3 w. ago Streeting ‘wants to end dispute with resident doctors’ with talks in new year

Resident doctors in England have entered the second day of strike action due to a bitter dispute with the Government over jobs and pay.

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3 w. ago University lecturers suspend strike action after compulsory job cuts ruled out

University of Edinburgh staff have already walked out for nine days in 2025 in a dispute over the institution’s plans to make £140 million of cuts.

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3 w. ago Louvre workers to vote on extending strike as security scrutiny intensifies

Employees at the Louvre Museum are set to vote on whether to extend a strike that shut the world’s most visited museum

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3 w. ago The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica

Experts are calling for the integration of mental health into climate-disaster policy in the Caribbean as studies show that PTSD risks increase after hurricanes and displacementWhen Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on 28 October with 185mph winds, destroying homes, hospitals and infrastructure, killing 32 people and affecting 1.5 million, Toni-Jan Ifill immediately realised it would leave many with long-term traumatic memories.A month and a half after the storm, which also affected eastern Cuba, the clinical psychologist says recollections of the terrifying winds also haunt some of the staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston. Even the sound of rain can cause trauma responses among people who lived through it. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago University of Sydney sacks academic just hours after Bondi Beach massacre

One of Australia's most prestigious universities has sacked a staff member months after she was filmed calling Jewish students 'parasites' and 'filthy Zionists' on campus.

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3 w. ago Doctors vote to go ahead with strike this Christmas as NHS faces major flu crisis

Resident doctors in England have voted to reject the Government's offer

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3 w. ago Should doctors be allowed to strike as superflu crisis hits UK? VOTE NOW

DOCTORS are planning to carry out strikes despite a "superflu" sweeping across the UK. The NHS have declared a critical incident over the past week after the newest strain of flu has taken over hospitals. The strain is said to be putting 1,700 patients in hospital per week - 50 per cent up from this...

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last month Michigan’s Sherrone Moore jailed after firing over ‘inappropriate relationship’ with staffer

Michigan fire head football coach with causeCoach accused of inappropriate relationshipMoore detained by police after terminationFormer Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was still jailed on Thursday morning, according to court records, less than 24 hours after he was fired for what the university said was an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”The Washtenaw County Jail did not provide information about why the 39-year-old Moore was detained, details on his bond or whether any court appearances were scheduled. Continue reading...

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