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4 November 2016
More investment in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses is needed if the government is to achieve its aims for integration and social cohesion,…
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24 October 2016
Starting salaries for female graduates are significantly lower on average than those for their male counterparts, a new study published today has revealed. Responding…
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21 October 2016
UCU members at the City of Liverpool College have passed a unanimous vote of no confidence in the college leadership over concerns about financial mismanagement.…
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19 October 2016
Tomorrow's strike at Hull College has been called off after an agreement was reached between the college and UCU. UCU members had been set to walk out in a row…
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12 October 2016
UCU today backed calls from a former universities minister for greater scrutiny of new providers of higher education and what allowing more providers into the higher…
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5 October 2016
Staff at Hull College will walk out next Thursday (13 October) in an increasingly bitter row over redundancies at the college. The one day strike has been announced…
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30 September 2016
Members of UCU at Hull College have voted in support of strike action over planned redundancies. More than eight in ten members (86%) who voted backed strike action,…
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23 September 2016
A look back at some of the week's news Colleges and universities have to admit there is a problem with insecure contracts Speaking on Radio 4's flagship consumer…
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21 September 2016
Members of UCU at Hull College are being balloted for strike action in a row over job losses. The college plans to make 141 redundancies, which come on top of recent…
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19 September 2016
UCU today said it wanted guarantees that students at a new college, formed by the merger of South Tyneside and Tyne Metropolitan colleges, could still expect a…
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