UCU said today that it was investigating claims of gagging orders at the University of East London (UEL) and warned the institution it risked further damaging its reputation.
UCU today welcomed the Equality Challenge Unit's 'Equality in Higher Education' report, but said that greater transparency was needed across the higher education sector to ensure that equality of pay and opportunity is fair and is seen to be fair.
UCU Scotland welcomes the proposals to increase student support for Scottish students set out in the consultation released today. However, the funding for the proposals is limited to £30 million and the consultation is forcing respondents to decide how best to spend this money.
Staff at Queen's University Belfast have delivered a damning verdict on management proposals to privatise the recruitment and teaching of international students.
A damning report on UK universities reveals today the levels of stress in higher education are considerably worse than recommendations from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Responding to claims today that UCU has dropped a proposed boycott of Israeli academics, the union said there was never a boycott motion passed at its Congress and its position on Motion 25 had not changed.
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