September 2012

• Strike and protest confirmed at K College in row over job losses
  1 October 2012

  Members of UCU have overwhelmingly voted for a half-day strike on Monday 8 October at K College.
• Study warns debt is putting young people put off university
  28 September 2012

  Fear of debt and concerns over cost could be deterring significant numbers of young people from going to university, or choosing the most appropriate place to study, warns new evidence published today.
• Students need proper support, not gimmicks
  27 September 2012

  Responding to a new government website launched today offering students more information when choosing a degree, UCU said students needed real support from government, rather than gimmicks, in order to make informed choices about their future.
• Bournemouth University UCU may ballot over effective de-recognition
  27 September 2012

  Members of UCU at Bournemouth University (BU) have voted to hold a ballot on industrial action in a campaign to prevent the effective de-recognition of the union branch by senior management.
• Overwhelming 'yes' vote for industrial action at Barnfield College
  25 September 2012

  Members of UCU at Barnfield College will stage a one-day walkout after a decisive strike action ballot result.
• Government not doing enough to tackle youth unemployment, say MPs
  19 September 2012

  The government is not doing enough to tackle the scale of youth unemployment, warned an influential group of MPs today.
• UCU ballots higher education members for industrial action in pay row
  18 September 2012

  Members of UCU are today being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay. The union will ballot all its members working in higher education in the UK and the ballot will close on Wednesday 10 October.
• Staff balloted for strike action over job losses at K College
  17 September 2012

  Members of UCU at K College are being balloted for strike action in an increasingly bitter row over job losses. The ballot opens today and closes on Friday 28 September. UCU members at all five sites of the college are being balloted.
• Day of solidarity demands amnesty for London Met University international students
  14 September 2012

  UCU and Unison members at London Metropolitan University demonstrated today against the UK Border Agency's decision to strip the university of its licence to teach non-EU students.
• Amnesty for London Met students, not private universities creaming off taxpayers' money
  14 September 2012

  UCU today said the government should provide an amnesty to allow the 2,500 plus overseas students facing deportation after London Metropolitan University (LMU) had its licence to teach them revoked to continue their studies at the institution.