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29 June 2017
Following news that the University of Manchester has appointed George Osborne as an honorary professor of economics, UCU said it thought the university's decision…
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29 June 2017
Speaking at the HE Festival today, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt argued that for-profit education is bad for students, higher education and the taxpayer. In…
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27 June 2017
Two decades of government efforts to improve social mobility have failed to deliver enough progress in reducing the gap between Britain's "haves and have nots",…
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23 June 2017
UCU criticises teaching excellence rankings for failing to rank teaching excellence The much-maligned Teaching Excellence Framework rankings were finally revealed…
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20 June 2017
Staff at Darlington College will stage another demonstration tomorrow (Wednesday) lunchtime in a row over proposals to slash lecturers' salaries by up to 10%. The…
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2 June 2017
Why universities need real strength and stability In its editorial on Tuesday, the Guardian highlighted how universities are under threat from Brexit, creeping…
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27 May 2017
The Conservatives have been an 'unmitigated disaster' for people working in education, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said today. Speaking at the in Brighton,…
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10 May 2017
Commenting on Labour's announcement today (Wednesday) that it would increase funding for lifelong learning in colleges and reintroduce student maintenance grants…
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9 May 2017
The next government must invest more in education and support people to improve their skills regardless of age, background or location, says the University and…
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5 May 2017
Academic pay lower last year than start of the decade The annual Times Higher Education pay survey revealed yesterday that average pay for UK academics was still…
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