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20 March 2015
Members of UCU at the University of Dundee are being balloted for strike action in a row over job losses. The university plans to get rid of 70 posts, on top of…
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19 March 2015
Oxford East MP Andrew Smith is writing to the skills minister, Nick Boles, to urge him to rethink government plans to slash adult education budgets by as much as…
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18 March 2015
Luton North MP Kelvin Hopkins has criticised plans to slash adult education budgets by as much as 24%, calling the cuts "completely unacceptable". The former college…
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18 March 2015
Blaydon MP Dave Anderson is writing to the skills minister, Nick Boles, to urge him to rethink government plans to slash adult education budgets by as much as 24%.…
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18 March 2015
College lecturers are descending on Parliament today to lobby their MPs over plans to slash budgets for further education. The cuts will see college budgets reduced…
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10 March 2015
UCU has welcomed the Million+ Manifesto for Teacher Education which calls for universities to remain at the heart of teacher training. The union said it supports…
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9 March 2015
The government's excessive focus on apprenticeships as an answer to youth unemployment risks making them less attractive, warns a report from the education select…
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5 March 2015
Two union members who opposed restructure were put on forced gardening leave, sacked and refused any appeal Members of UCU at the University of Salford are being…
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4 March 2015
Over two-thirds (70%) of Scottish universities refused to send full minutes of the committee that sets their principal's pay, according to a new report released…
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4 March 2015
Report reveals UK vice-chancellors earn £260,000 on average and are spending thousands on luxury flights and hotel accommodation, while universities deny access…
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