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28 March 2011
UCU calls for legislation to protect independence of research councils UCU today said that research funding mustn't be used to fund the government's political projects,…
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24 March 2011
UCU said today that the university employers had to get back round the table and negotiate with UCU in an escalating row over pensions. UCU members in around 500…
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24 March 2011
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) is under fire today (Thursday) after its security evicted staff members from picket lines across the university's buildings…
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24 March 2011
UCU said today (Thursday) there was an urgent need for far greater transparency in the 'murky world' of vice-chancellors' pay. Responding to a survey of pay at…
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23 March 2011
Responding to the budget today, UCU said that slashing tax for big business while key services lost vital funding made an absolute mockery of any claims from government…
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23 March 2011
UCU members at around 500 colleges and universities across the UK will be on strike tomorrow (Thursday) in a row over changes to their pension and pay cuts: the…
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22 March 2011
UCU today (Tuesday) warned that government plans to restrict the number of students allowed to enter the country would damage the UK's international reputation…
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17 March 2011
UCU today welcomed findings for the BBC, which it said shone a light on the real level of debt students would face under the government's new plans for student…
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17 March 2011
UCU says that purely financial targets should not be main driver of UK universities. UCU said today that funding cuts to universities in England, a year before…
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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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