2007

• UCU Scotland condemns university taskforce
  20 December 2007

  UCU Scotland today condemned the lack of involvement of key stakeholders in the taskforce on universities.
• College staff say 'no' to Scrooge employers' deal
  20 December 2007

  UCU is delivering a Christmas card to the Association of Colleges protesting at a proposed pay offer the union described as 'unacceptable'.
• Keele University faces strike action over redundancies
  18 December 2007

  UCU has stepped up its fight against redundancies at Keele University. The local Keele UCU branch last night (Monday) voted to support strike action if the university presses ahead with plans to sack staff.
• Staff redundancy threat at Keele University over closure plans
  11 December 2007

  Keele University's council has approved a plan to close most of the School of Economic and Management Studies' current programmes in management, economics and industrial relations and human resource management.
• Academic freedom, free expression and whistleblowing
  10 December 2007

  Views are being sought from UCU members on the issue of academic freedom and freedom of expression across UK further and higher education.
• Self-regulation discussed by FE staff governors
  10 December 2007

  Self-regulation was the theme of UCU's FE staff governors' conference which took place today.
• UCU says joined up government is essential to translation services
  7 December 2007

  UCU today called for joined-up government thinking on the issue of translation services. As communities secretary, Hazel Blears, published new guidance on translation for local councils 'placing greater emphasis on learning English', the union warned that government restrictions on English classes were the reason many people are still reliant on translation services.
• Supporting a better deal for FE staff
  6 December 2007

  After rejecting the pay offer for FE staff in England, UCU has launched a new campaign seeking a better deal for members which matches the rise in prices and the contribution they make to colleges.
• UCU welcomes parliamentary probe into degree funding 'switch'
  6 December 2007

  UCU today welcomed the announcement by the Innovation, Universities and Skills select committee that it is to conduct an inquiry into the government's decision to phase out support for students taking second qualifications of an equivalent or lower level (ELQs) to their first qualifications.
• UCU welcomes release of trapped Gaza student
  5 December 2007

  UCU today welcomed the release of Bradford University student Khaled al-Mudallal from Gaza. The Palestinian Business and Management student had been detained since July and unable to resume his degree, despite having a British residence permit valid until November 2010.