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25 July 2007
A decade after the groundbreaking Dearing report on higher education the same problems originally highlighted in the report have not been resolved, said Sally Hunt,…
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18 July 2007
UCU today responded to the release of a Universities UK report today, 'Talent wars: the international market for academic staff'. UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt,…
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18 July 2007
UCU said today that the contribution universities and colleges make to the economy must be properly recognised. A higher education and business report* out today…
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5 July 2007
UCU today reiterated its commitment to national pay bargaining amid attacks from the outgoing chair of the university employers' body the Universities and Colleges…
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19 April 2007
Ahead of a Lords debate today on the role universities are playing in shaping the future of the UK, the joint general secretary of UCU, Sally Hunt, warned that…
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10 April 2007
Academics are underpaid and overworked compared with other graduate professions, which is likely to have a knock-on effect on the quality of UK higher education…
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21 March 2007
UCU today said the chancellor needed to demonstrate his commitment to all areas of education. The union welcomed the extra money for the education sector, but warned…
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22 February 2007
Teachers and lecturers do, on average, more than 11 hours of unpaid work every week, according to figures released today. If the staff were paid for their additional…
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22 February 2007
UCU said today that the results of a survey of vice-chancellors' pay sent out the wrong message to staff. The annual survey of vice-chancellors' pay from the Times…
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30 January 2007
UCU has today written to the UK's university umbrella group opposing increasing levels of private sector involvement in key university functions. The union will…
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