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1 April 2009
Hundreds of lecturers and students will demonstrate at the Welsh Assembly on 1 April in protest at funding cuts to further education colleges. UCU has organised…
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1 April 2009
UCU will today urge the government to deliver on its own promises to reconnect with the public over the issue of university funding. The union's general secretary,…
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31 March 2009
UCU said today that it was amazed the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association (UCEA) chose not to make a pay offer to the higher education unions at yesterday's…
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30 March 2009
UCU has welcomed new figures that show an increase in the proportion of female professors. However, the union warned that the higher education sector still had…
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28 March 2009
UCU has called on world leaders to show their support for workers during the current economic downturn, by not cutting back on vital education and training. UCU…
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26 March 2009
Responding to today's report on student employability by the Confederation of British Industry and Universities UK, UCU agreed that students getting work experience…
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26 March 2009
UCU said today that it was important to clarify any confusion surrounding HE staff pay rises. In an article in the Times Higher Education it was stated that the…
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26 March 2009
UCU has today called for better financial assistance for students. Responding to a report by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) on access agreements and bursary…
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25 March 2009
With thousands of jobs and dozens of departments under threat across UK higher and further education, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt has this week written to…
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25 March 2009
Staff will be protesting at Welsh further education colleges on 25 March over budget cuts that they warn will seriously hamper the recovery of the Welsh economy.…
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