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29 March 2019
Confused message from government calling for better teaching but not improved grades There was another weekend attack on universities from the government on Sunday…
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22 March 2019
Strikes at five colleges this week with progress in some disputes UCU members at West Thames College, South Bank College, Croydon College, Bradford College and…
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20 March 2019
Responding to a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute on the tax and national insurance contributions of international students who stay in the UK to…
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19 March 2019
UCU members at Writtle University College are being balloted for strike action in a row over pay and conditions. The ballot closes on Monday 8 April. UCU wants…
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15 March 2019
Ten colleges face strike action in third wave of walkouts Tes has reported that UCU members at 10 English colleges will be taking three days' strike action next…
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13 March 2019
UCU has welcomed the government's plan to provide free sanitary products in schools and colleges from September. The union said it now wanted to see the scheme…
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7 March 2019
UCU says reasons presented for the drastic cuts are "too vague" and calls for "spectre of uncertainty" to be removed UCU members at the University of Surrey have…
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6 March 2019
While most students are confident their university is in rude financial health, over three-quarters believe the government should step in if their institution were…
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6 March 2019
A widening participation officer from the University of Leeds has been elected national president of UCU. Vicky Blake will serve as vice-president from May and…
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1 March 2019
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt resigns for health reasons UCU general secretary Sally Hunt has resigned for health reasons. The union's national executive committee…
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