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10 December 2007
Views are being sought from UCU members on the issue of academic freedom and freedom of expression across UK further and higher education. A new discussion document…
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6 December 2007
UCU today welcomed the announcement by the Innovation, Universities and Skills select committee that it is to conduct an inquiry into the government's decision…
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5 December 2007
UCU today welcomed the release of Bradford University student Khaled al-Mudallal from Gaza. The Palestinian Business and Management student had been detained since…
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3 December 2007
UCU today responded to reports that Oxford and Cambridge universities have turned down government attempts to persuade them to adopt the controversial academy programme.…
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27 November 2007
Responding to higher education minister Bill Rammell's lecture 'Academic freedom in the 21st century' at a Fabian Society event this evening, UCU general secretary,…
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22 November 2007
A survey of currently advertised research jobs in UK universities by UCU shows that casualised short-term contracts remain the norm for staff beginning their careers…
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21 November 2007
In a letter in today's Guardian UCU, NUS and 26 heads of HE institutions protest against the cuts in funding for HE students studying for qualifications equivalent…
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15 November 2007
UCU Scotland today warned that the government's warm words about a 'smarter Scotland' had to be backed with proper funding. The union is disappointed that yesterday's…
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13 November 2007
UCU Scotland today welcomed the Scottish Government's Economic Strategy and its recognition of the vital role for universities in delivering a Celtic Lion and called…
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12 November 2007
Following Friday's special higher education conference, UCU today said it was keen to conclude new arrangements for national pay bargaining for UK universities…
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