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5 June 2008
UCU today welcomed the slight increase in the proportion of higher education students from disadvantaged backgrounds, but said more needs to be done to widen participation…
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2 June 2008
Minister of State for Higher Education, Bill Rammell, will host a number of events across the country with audiences of UCU members debating academic freedom. The…
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29 May 2008
UCU this morning warned universities that if they didn't honour the third year of the national pay deal they would face the full force of the national union. Delegates…
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28 May 2008
Delegates at UCU Congress this afternoon reaffirmed their commitment to helping international colleagues denied the freedoms they enjoy. A series of motions called…
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28 May 2008
Linda Newman, outgoing president of UCU, told delegates at the union's annual congress today that contradictory government policy exposed problems at the heart…
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28 May 2008
Lecturers have agreed to 'name and shame' any universities and colleges which fail to implement anti-discrimination law. And the Human Rights and Equality Commission…
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28 May 2008
Opening day speech at UCU's annual Congress slams market in education and addresses UCU's role in international affairs Increasing the financial burden on students…
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27 May 2008
Dealing with 100-250 emails a week, spending over half your time on administration, coping with rising seminar and lecture sizes, but spending less time with students.…
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22 May 2008
UCU today said that everyone involved in higher education had more to do to ensure everyone in society could maximise their potential. Commenting on a report from…
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17 May 2008
The fastest growing privatisation in Europe is threatening the UK's proud international reputation for educational excellence, warns the world's largest post-16…
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