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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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7 September 2020
UCU says ministers and universities need to take control of the threats to public health associated with a mass return to university campuses, and not try and preemptively…
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7 September 2020
UCU has said it had no confidence in the 'needlessly cautious' approach taken by the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) in its valuation of the pension scheme.…
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3 September 2020
Commenting on guidance released by the Scottish government regarding the reopening university campuses, UCU Scotland said remote learning and working had to be…
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29 August 2020
Universities must scrap plans to reopen campuses next month in order to prevent a major public health crisis, said UCU today. The union fears that the migration…
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28 August 2020
Scapegoats, U-turns, dithering and confusion reign in Westminster It's been another week of scapegoating, dithering and U-turns from the Westminster government.…
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21 August 2020
A-level results chaos This week has been a grade-A government fiasco . It began with A-level students facing complete chaos . Last week they had received grades…
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