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11 September 2006
Age discrimination is rife across our universities. Staff aged over 50 are the unhappiest in their jobs and almost half (43 per cent) would quit now if they could.…
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1 September 2006
UCU has today called for new legal requirements to bring about a sea-change in workplace training. This follows the publication of a new TUC report, 2020 vision…
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23 August 2006
The results of the second National Student Survey (NSS) released today reveal that around 80 per cent of students are satisfied with their course. UCU joint general…
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3 August 2006
The number of complaints lodged by students against their universities doubled in 2005, according to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's…
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27 July 2006
A year long dispute between Brunel University and UCU has been resolved today. The dispute was called by the Association of University Teachers (now part of the…
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24 July 2006
A university in the European Capital of Culture 2008, Liverpool, is axing its prestigious Language School and sacking staff. Staff at the Liverpool John Moores…
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20 July 2006
UCU has today called on all academic and academic-related staff to give their input into the future of how research is assessed. The union has been frustrated by…
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20 July 2006
New figures released today relating to the nature and performance of the higher education sector in the UK have revealed a drop in student numbers from lower socio-economic…
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18 July 2006
UCU members have voted by a substantial majority in favour of a pay deal that increases salaries for academic and related staff by 10.37% over the next two years.…
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14 July 2006
The University and College Union (UCU) today welcomed the landmark decision by the House of Lords that will give extra protection to staff being bullied at work.…
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