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30 January 2017
Commenting on US President Donald Trump's executive order banning travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US, UCU said it condemned attempts…
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27 January 2017
UCU members at Manchester Metropolitan University have overwhelmingly backed a motion that will trigger a strike action ballot if a dispute over the future of Crewe…
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27 January 2017
MPs take evidence on the impact of Brexit on higher education There is real concern about the damage being done to higher education by Brexit, but also from government…
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25 January 2017
There is real concern about the damage being done to higher education by Brexit, but also from government rhetoric on immigration, (UCU general secretary Sally…
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23 January 2017
Responding to government plans to invest £170m in technical education as part of an industrial strategy, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'It is encouraging…
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20 January 2017
No evidence that new providers are fit for purpose The Higher Education and Research Bill was debated for another two days in the House of Lords this week and ahead…
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13 January 2017
UCU survey shows little support for HE Bill amid Brexit brain drain fears A YouGov survey , commissioned by UCU, revealed that academics believe Brexit and government…
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9 January 2017
Four in five academics (81%) believe government plans to give new providers easier access to degree-awarding powers and a university title will have a negative…
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14 December 2016
UCU and the National Union of Students (NUS) have issued a statement and advice to members ahead of a planned boycott of the National Student Survey (NSS) by students…
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5 December 2016
Members of UCU Scotland at the University of Aberdeen will walk out on Wednesday 7 December in an increasingly bitter dispute over job losses, downgrading of staff,…
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