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18 May 2012
The government's reforms of higher education funding, including fees of £9,000, will force public sector debt to increase by as much as £100bn over the next 20…
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17 May 2012
Students with the least contact time at university are the most dissatisfied, according to a new survey released today by the Higher Education policy Unit (HEPI).…
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15 May 2012
The University of Warwick was accused of 'profiteering' today after it was revealed that 36 posts at the Warwick Business School face the axe, despite students…
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11 May 2012
Combating plans for privatisation, reforming the union, reducing workloads and defending pensions are just some of the topics to be debated by lecturers and academic-related…
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9 May 2012
Members of UCU in colleges and universities will tomorrow take 24-hour strike action in protest against changes to their pensions. Around 400,000 union members…
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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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