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1 October 2020
In a joint statement, UCU and the National Union of Students (NUS) have called for online working, students to be allowed to return home if they wish and funding…
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30 September 2020
Firefighters and education staff have warned universities that it is "dangerous and illegal" to block or lock fire exits, after pictures emerged of a locked fire…
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29 September 2020
UCU said the crisis unfolding on campuses made it clear that universities were not well prepared and his words were an insult to staff, students and their parents.…
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29 September 2020
Responding to a speech by the prime minister on skills, UCU said further education desperately needed funding because of a decade of cuts under Conservative governments…
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28 September 2020
UCU has written to prime minister Boris Johnson to urge him to make online learning universities' default position, protect students' education and stop any further…
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27 September 2020
Staff at Manchester Metropolitan University say they feel nothing but sympathy for the 1,700 students under lockdown in halls of residence.
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25 September 2020
Manchester Metropolitan University has told around 1,700 students to self-isolate for a fortnight with immediate effect after Covid outbreaks in halls of residence.…
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24 September 2020
Union says minister's threat of Christmas lockdown is not the solution and the plans are based on a flawed vision of university life In response to Matt Hancock…
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23 September 2020
UCU said the university's refusal to follow Liverpool Hope University and Liverpool John Moores University online was a dereliction of its civic duty and was putting…
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9 September 2020
Boris Johnson should be working to prevent unnecessary Covid outbreaks, not creating the conditions for them. UCU said the prime minister's plan to force students…
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