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7 March 2017
UCU Scotland, today welcomed the increase to 40 per cent of pupils going into higher education but called on more to be done to close the opportunity gap. Responding…
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6 March 2017
UCU Scotland today expressed deep concerns at the news that Heriot Watt University plans to shed 100 jobs. UCU Scotland official Mary Senior said: 'This is a deeply…
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6 March 2017
As the House of Lords prepares to debate the Higher Education and Research Bill again today, the University and College Union (UCU) has urged peers to "stand up…
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3 March 2017
Sally Hunt is returned as UCU general secretary Sally Hunt has been re-elected as UCU general secretary , defeating her only opponent Jo McNeill by a margin of…
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2 March 2017
Sally Hunt has been re-elected as UCU general secretary, defeating her only opponent Jo McNeill by a margin of 2,552 votes. She won 59% of the votes cast. UCU…
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24 February 2017
UCU Scotland has today criticised the University of Edinburgh's decision to close a key course training primary school teachers. The university announced this week…
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24 February 2017
UCU report exposes university heads' pay rises and perks University heads received an average salary package of £277,834 for the academic year 2015/16 - an increase…
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24 February 2017
Commenting on the news of government proposals for two-years degrees costing up to £13,000 per year, the University and College Union (UCU) said it feared ministers…
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23 February 2017
Commenting on the publication of the annual grant letter today, UCU said it was disappointed with an overall drop in funding and that universities minister Jo…
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23 February 2017
Science, engineering and technology are the areas that would suffer most from a university Brexit brain drain, suggest new figures released today. The data, from…
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