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16 March 2011
UCU Scotland has called for a greater contribution from business to fund higher education. Ahead of a major announcement on higher education funding in the Scottish…
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16 March 2011
Lancaster University lecturers planning to take part in a national strike over pensions have been issued with a chilling warning that, should they die on strike…
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16 March 2011
As employers refuse talks on eve of first UK-wide university strike action in five years, leaked letter says changes cannot go ahead without two sides agreeing…
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15 March 2011
Members of UCU at colleges and universities across the UK will be on strike on Thursday 24 March in a row over changes to pension schemes, jobs losses and pay cuts.…
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11 March 2011
UCU Scotland has questioned the wisdom of the University of Stirling's decision to effectively shut the only aquaculture institute in Scotland. The university wants…
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9 March 2011
UCU Scotland condemned the decision by Robert Gordon University to derecognise the University and College Union (UCU) and Unite trade unions. The derecognition…
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9 March 2011
Well over a hundred thousand students (135,705*) at 8 Scottish universities will be hit with strike action this month unless a dispute over changes to staff pensions…
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1 March 2011
UCU has called for a greater contribution from business to fund higher education. Speaking at a summit on the future of Scottish universities, UCU Scottish official,…
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28 February 2011
Members of the UCU at Heriot-Watt University are starting industrial action after the institution's management refused to negotiate with the union. Staff say they…
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21 December 2010
UCU said that an 8% funding cut in Scottish universities' budgets risked the country's institutions falling behind on the world stage. The Scottish Funding Council…
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