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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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2 December 2016
UCU has launched its 'lobby a Lord' campaign to encourage its members to contact peers linked to their university ahead of Tuesday's second reading of the controversial…
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25 November 2016
UCU has today called the decision by Manchester Metropolitan University to consult on withdrawal from its Crewe campus 'short sighted'. The union said it was 'extremely…
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18 November 2016
Speaking at central London demonstration UCU general secretary will take a swipe at the rhetoric of politicians 'pretending to be men of the people' Thousands expected…
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18 November 2016
UCU's anti-casualisation campaign hits the front pages UCU's campaign against casualisation hit the front pages this week as the union's analysis of HESA data revealed…
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