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2 August 2019
Jo Grady is UCU general secretary UCU general secretary Jo Grady officially started in the role yesterday. Speaking to Times Higher Education , she said that universities…
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30 July 2019
UCU has said it does not believe axing the skills minister is a positive move. The union was responding to news that former skills minister Anne Milton will not…
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23 July 2019
Colleges should be repositioned at the heart of a lifelong learning system for the 21st century, says the Transformative Teaching and Learning in Further Education…
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12 July 2019
Racism in universities is "widespread and widely tolerated" On Saturday, the Guardian ran a huge expose of racism of university campuses. The paper said its findings,…
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5 July 2019
71% of university staff say insecure contracts have damaged their mental health Staff in UK universities working on insecure contracts say the lack of security…
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1 July 2019
Members of UCU at Bradford College will be on strike for three days this week in rows over job cuts and pay. Staff will walk out on Wednesday 3, Thursday 4 and…
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28 June 2019
Staff on casual contracts visiting food banks as they struggle to make ends meet Staff on insecure contracts working in further, adult and prison education are…
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28 June 2019
Staff on insecure contracts working in further, adult and prison education are holding down multiple jobs and visiting food banks in an effort to makes ends meet,…
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25 June 2019
Protesters will take to the streets of Stourbridge on Saturday (29 June) to protest against the planned closure of Stourbridge College. Crowds will assemble from…
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21 June 2019
81% of vice-chancellors still allowed to attend meeting that sets their pay Despite calls to improve transparency around senior pay at universities, four-fifths…
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