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9 March 2007
Sally Hunt has been elected as the first general secretary of the University and College Union. The union was formed on 1 June 2006 following a merger between the…
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8 March 2007
A University of Ulster lecturer whose fixed term contract was not renewed was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against, a Northern Ireland industrial tribunal…
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1 March 2007
UCU has today responded to the spending review bid issued by Universities UK (UUK). UCU joint general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'We hope that vice-chancellors…
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1 March 2007
The recurrent funding increase for English higher education institutions in 2007-2008 will actually leave many universities with real terms reductions, UCU said…
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27 February 2007
UCU today said the prime minister was wrong to praise his top-up fees policy and that their full impact is yet to be realised or properly analysed. Responding to…
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23 February 2007
UCU today called on the university funding body HEFCE to immediately investigate a breach of its own guidance to universities on how to implement new statutory…
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22 February 2007
Teachers and lecturers do, on average, more than 11 hours of unpaid work every week, according to figures released today. If the staff were paid for their additional…
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22 February 2007
UCU said today that the results of a survey of vice-chancellors' pay sent out the wrong message to staff. The annual survey of vice-chancellors' pay from the Times…
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21 February 2007
UCU is supporting the day of action organised by the TUC sponsored NHS Together campaign. A series of regional events throughout the UK will highlight the impact…
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20 February 2007
UCU today said plans for a private university in Northern Ireland were ill-advised and contrary to what the country needs or what people want. The news come on…
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