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16 April 2013
A new draft code of governance for Scottish universities, published today (Tuesday), will fail to ensure proper scrutiny of institutions' major decisions and should…
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27 March 2013
MSPs must not dilute key elements of a bill that relate to the future of Scottish universities that are being debated in Parliament. The union said the Post-16…
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26 March 2013
UCU Scotland is calling on the Scottish Parliament's Education and Culture Committee to reject legislation that would increase pension contributions for teachers…
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20 March 2013
Following the publication of the first stage report on the post-16 bill, UCU Scotland said the bill must include legislation to ensure greater transparency in Scottish…
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11 March 2013
A question time event will discuss the implications of independence or further devolution for universities at UCU Scotland's annual congress on Friday 22 March…
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26 February 2013
UCU have welcomed comments from Michael Russell, cabinet secretary for education and lifelong learning, that a proposed review of university governance in Scotland…
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19 February 2013
Scottish universities need stronger safeguards and greater scrutiny of key decisions the UCU Scotland told MSPs The union said the current arrangements did not…
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31 January 2013
UCU Scotland has welcomed figures that showed a 7.1% increase in student applications to Scottish universities and an increase of 2% in Scots applying to UK institutions.…
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19 December 2012
Overall funding up, but teaching and research support cut UCU Scotland welcomed a real terms increase in funding for universities, but raised concerns that the…
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30 November 2012
Commenting on the news that the University of Strathclyde last night won the coveted Times Higher Education University of the Year award, UCU Scotland said the…
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