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5 June 2008
UCU today welcomed the slight increase in the proportion of higher education students from disadvantaged backgrounds, but said more needs to be done to widen participation…
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4 June 2008
Members from five further education trade unions: UNISON, UCU, GMB, UNITE, and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) will today stage joint protests over…
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3 June 2008
UCU today welcomed the announcement of an extra £81m to help teachers to prepare for the new diploma, which is to be introduced in some schools and colleges from…
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2 June 2008
Minister of State for Higher Education, Bill Rammell, will host a number of events across the country with audiences of UCU members debating academic freedom. The…
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30 May 2008
Representatives of schoolteachers and college lecturers will today spell out their shared vision for the 14-19 education sector and tell government 'if you want…
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29 May 2008
Lecturers roundly condemned the government's adult education policy this week amidst further news of course closures. UCU's annual national Congress in Manchester…
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29 May 2008
College lecturers belonging to UCU have voted unanimously for more industrial action in June and the start of the next term if employers don't considerably improve…
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29 May 2008
UCU this morning warned universities that if they didn't honour the third year of the national pay deal they would face the full force of the national union. Delegates…
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28 May 2008
Delegates at UCU Congress this afternoon reaffirmed their commitment to helping international colleagues denied the freedoms they enjoy. A series of motions called…
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28 May 2008
Linda Newman, outgoing president of UCU, told delegates at the union's annual congress today that contradictory government policy exposed problems at the heart…
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