February 2008

• UCU says time to talk as members vote no to negotiation changes
  29 February 2008

  UCU today called on university employers' representatives to come back to the negotiating table to resolve differences over the mechanics of future negotiating for staff pay and conditions.
• UCU members vote to reject proposed changes to HE pay negotiations
  28 February 2008

  Members of UCU have voted not to accept proposed changes to the way the union would negotiate future higher education pay deals.
• UCU welcomes increase in female professors
  28 February 2008

  UCU today commented on new figures that show a rise in the number of female professors.
• UCU Scotland welcomes proposal of independent commission
  28 February 2008

  UCU has today responded to calls for an independent commission on university funding in Scotland.
• UCU warns over business influence in university curriculum
  26 February 2008

  UCU today said that the government needed to trust education experts, rather than allowing business to dictate funding policy for our universities.
• Keele jobs fight continues with weekend protests
  22 February 2008

  The battle to save jobs in Keele University's world-renowned School of Economic and Management Studies (SEMS) continues with protests planned for Sunday's university visit day.
• University staff are missing out on £880m a year in unpaid overtime
  21 February 2008

  If university staff were paid for their unpaid overtime they would collect £877,794,850 per year, according to statistics issued today by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
• UCU responds to student drop out report
  20 February 2008

  UCU said today that increased support for pastoral care in universities is vital to encourage more students to stay on at university and complete their degree.
• Cash-strapped universities must invest in substance, not style, warns UCU
  19 February 2008

  Commenting on reports this morning that universities in financial difficulties are banking on money from increased student fees, UCU warned such a strategy was reckless considering that changes to the student funding regime, including higher fees in 2006, have not seen any improvement in attracting students from non-traditional backgrounds in to higher education.
• Keele lecturers vote for strike action
  18 February 2008

  Members of UCU at Keele University will be striking on Thursday 21 February after they voted overwhelmingly in favour of the action and 'action short of a strike' in their dispute with the University over job cuts.