November 2008

• Disharmony at work says survey on day of bullying conference
  27 November 2008

  On the eve of a central London bullying conference UCU today reveals that a culture of bullying and personal harassment in higher education is creating discord between work colleagues who complain of strained working relationships.
• UCU responds to reform report on higher education
  26 November 2008

  Responding to The Mobile Economy report from think tank Reform, UCU said today that the report's proposals would be bad for students and bad for the country.
• UCU responds to NUS/HSBC student survey
  25 November 2008

  UCU said today that it welcomed a survey from the National Union of Students (NUS) and HSBC bank that reveals the majority of students highly rate the quality of teaching they receive at university.
• An alternative people's summit on the economic crisis
  21 November 2008

  Trade union activists in London will be calling for a united campaign to save jobs, defend living standards and oppose war on Monday (24 November) from 7pm.
• UCU responds to new university plans
  20 November 2008

  UCU said today it welcomed plans to open up higher education to more of the population, but warned that contradictory government funding policy and the high price of studying could severely limit many people's choice of degree.
• Trade dispute suspended at South Birmingham College
  18 November 2008

  UCU today suspended a trade dispute at South Birmingham College (SBC) after the principal, Mike Hopkins, assured the union that no unannounced classroom observations will take place.
• UCU Scotland condemns lack of taskforce consultation
  17 November 2008

  UCU Scotland says the Scottish government's Higher Education Taskforce final report has made a mockery of the proposed consultation process as six months of consideration of the interim report has led to one minor change.
• Strike threat at South Birmingham College over observation row
  14 November 2008

  UCU today declared a dispute at South Birmingham College (SBC) after college bosses were accused of trying to force through unannounced lesson observations.
• People before profit London protest on the eve of Washington summit
  14 November 2008

  Members of UCU's London Region, supported by other London trade unions, will this evening be protesting outside HM Treasury calling on the government to put people before profit.
• LGBT 'campaigning for legislation and liberation' conference in London on Saturday
  13 November 2008

  Key equality campaigners are amongst the speakers at a 'campaigning for legislation and liberation' conference being hosted by UCU on Saturday.