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12 August 2009
UCU today called on the government to protect jobs and courses in further education after a new study highlighted the vital role further education can play in helping…
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3 August 2009
UCU has written to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and warned the funding body that it risks putting quality and standards in prison education at risk if…
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30 July 2009
UCU has warned universities and colleges to think very carefully before entering partnerships with private firms after new research showed that every single joint…
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28 July 2009
UCU said today that a report from the Committee of Public Accounts on a 'very serious failure' in the management of the programme to refurbish and rebuild further…
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28 July 2009
UCU today said that universities must be allowed to play their full part in helping lift the country out of recession. Responding to a report from Universities…
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27 July 2009
Half of universities planning to axe staff are breaking the law by failing to carry out legally required equality impact assessments. UCU has written to the Equality…
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20 July 2009
Teaching staff at the Oakhill Secure Training centre near Milton Keynes (who are employed by Manchester College) are walking out on 21 July over allegations of…
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17 July 2009
UCU today welcomed a hard-hitting report from the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee into the fiasco of the college buildings programme in further…
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16 July 2009
The UK is in the midst of a crisis in education as the recession hits universities and colleges, according to job loss figures released today by UCU. The union…
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16 July 2009
Hundreds of jobs at Welsh colleges and universities face being axed, according to new figures released today by UCU. With nearly 400 jobs already at risk or being…
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