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27 May 2021
UCU says the Scottish Affairs Committee's report on universities and Scotland makes some useful observations, especially on the shortcomings of the new Turing scheme.…
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27 May 2021
UCU says that the student loans system has had a disastrous impact on part-time study leaving many potential students who can't study full time effectively locked…
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24 May 2021
Around 1,300 staff at the University of Liverpool began three weeks of strike action today in a fight over cuts to jobs in the faculty of health and life sciences,…
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12 May 2021
Responding to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill UCU said threats to freedom of speech on campus come from the government and university managers, not…
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11 May 2021
UCU today responded to the Queen's Speech in which the government outlined its plans to reform post-16 skills and education.
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10 May 2021
UCU has criticised the government's decision to resume in-person teaching at universities from 17 May saying it makes little sense for staff and students as most…
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10 May 2021
The University of Liverpool will be hit with three weeks of strikes, as nearly 1,300 UCU members are expected to down tools from Monday 24 May to Friday 11 June,…
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7 May 2021
Shadow Secretary of State for Education Kate Green MP has given UCU members a boost in their fight against cuts to jobs and courses by pulling out of an event organised…
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6 May 2021
A report published by UCU, exploring the working conditions of LGBT+ staff in higher education, found that homophobic, biphobic and transphobic discrimination remain…
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4 May 2021
UCU announced a global boycott of the University of Leicester as the union hit the institution with the ultimate sanction of being greylisted. The announcement…
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