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24 July 2020
Universities to cut thousands of academics on fixed-term contracts On Monday, the Financial Times reported that UK universities are cutting thousands of academics…
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23 July 2020
UCU has welcomed calls by the Labour Party for the government to ensure no university is allowed to fail, but said that more needed to be done now to protect the…
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23 July 2020
Staff, students, politicians and authors will be among the protesters at an online rally protesting against the University of Portsmouth's plans to slash jobs in…
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21 July 2020
UCU has commented on a new support package for Welsh universities and colleges worth over £50 million.
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17 July 2020
UCU and the National Union of Students (NUS) have issued a joint statement calling on the government to stand up for the university sector. The unions were responding…
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17 July 2020
UCU accuses ministers of using looming financial crisis to try and impose severe restrictions on universities Yesterday UCU attacked the government's most recent…
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16 July 2020
UCU today accused ministers of using a looming financial crisis to try and impose severe restrictions on universities. Government guidance says not all universities…
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10 July 2020
Gavin Williamson speech response: Road to recovery must not involve cutting access to education Yesterday UCU slammed the government's latest plans for further…
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5 July 2020
Universities face billions of pounds in lost income due to the Covid-19 crisis that will leave some struggling to survive warns IFS report Responding to the analysis,…
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3 July 2020
Latest government support package for higher education fails to put students and staff at the centre of recovery plans On Saturday, UCU said a government package…
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