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1 May 2012
Crisis talks tomorrow to avert strike action as 200 union members march across campus in noisy protest Around 200 members of staff marched across Salford University…
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30 April 2012
UCU has condemned proposals announced by Heriot-Watt University, to axe 25 % of staff in the school of textiles at its Borders campus in Galashiels. The cuts will…
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27 April 2012
UCU today warned Bolton College that it could face industrial action in a row over jobs and pay. UCU members at the college will be holding meetings next week to…
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27 April 2012
UCU's national executive committee have today voted to take strike action on Thursday 10 May alongside other unions in an ongoing row over changes to members' pension…
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25 April 2012
Over 90% of staff say they have no confidence in vice-chancellor UCU today called on the governors of London Metropolitan University (LMU) to urgently intervene…
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19 April 2012
Staff in colleges and universities across the UK are receiving reduced pay packets as the rise in their pension contributions takes effect. The average university…
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18 April 2012
Responding to unemployment figures released today, UCU said the government needed to put plans in place to improve access to education and jobs, especially for…
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17 April 2012
UCU today said the government needed to act urgently to protect UK universities and public assets from private equity firms after the College Of Law was sold off…
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29 March 2012
New figures reveal that Scotland has the highest proportion of students dropping out of university in the UK. Almost one in 10 students (9.4% in 2009/10) dropped…
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29 March 2012
The proportion of students who dropped out after their first year at university has increased, particularly among those from disadvantaged areas, according to figures…
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