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1 May 2019
The government needs to do more than tinker with the current system if it wants to make serious changes to education funding. In response to a report from the Education…
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30 April 2019
Responding to a report on university admissions from the Office for Students (OfS), UCU said greater emphasis was needed on the context in which exam results are…
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30 April 2019
UCU has welcomed a call from the Social Mobility Commission to improve funding for students, especially those from the poorest backgrounds. UCU acting general secretary…
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26 April 2019
UCU warns against knee-jerk reaction to increase in pension costs UCU has warned universities against making any knee-jerk cuts to jobs or pension benefits in response…
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23 April 2019
UCU members at Winchester University are being balloted for strike action in a row over jobs. The university has said it wants to get rid of 55 posts - around 10%…
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12 April 2019
UCU members at three colleges in West Midlands strike over pay UCU members at three West Midlands colleges were the most recent to take strike action over pay this…
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10 April 2019
Responding to the government's decision not to extend financial support to universities facing increased costs to fund the Teachers' Pension Scheme, University…
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4 April 2019
Responding to calls from education secretary Damian Hinds for a review of university admissions, following controversy over the use of unconditional offers , UCU said…
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2 April 2019
Apprenticeships should be refocused towards young people and have education at their heart, according to a new charter launched today by UCU. The union said the…
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1 April 2019
Excessive workloads are taking their toll on the wellbeing of academic staff at Nottingham Trent University, with 94% of academic staff reporting that their workload…
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