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30 April 2019
Responding to a report on university admissions from the Office for Students (OfS), UCU said greater emphasis was needed on the context in which exam results are…
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30 April 2019
UCU has welcomed a call from the Social Mobility Commission to improve funding for students, especially those from the poorest backgrounds. UCU acting general secretary…
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26 April 2019
UCU warns against knee-jerk reaction to increase in pension costs UCU has warned universities against making any knee-jerk cuts to jobs or pension benefits in response…
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12 April 2019
UCU members at three colleges in West Midlands strike over pay UCU members at three West Midlands colleges were the most recent to take strike action over pay this…
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5 April 2019
UCU members will be on strike next week at Coventry College, City of Wolverhampton College and the Warwickshire College Group in a dispute over pay. UCU members…
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4 April 2019
Responding to calls from education secretary Damian Hinds for a review of university admissions, following controversy over the use of unconditional offers , UCU said…
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2 April 2019
Apprenticeships should be refocused towards young people and have education at their heart, according to a new charter launched today by UCU. The union said the…
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1 April 2019
Excessive workloads are taking their toll on the wellbeing of academic staff at Nottingham Trent University, with 94% of academic staff reporting that their workload…
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29 March 2019
Confused message from government calling for better teaching but not improved grades There was another weekend attack on universities from the government on Sunday…
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27 March 2019
UCU has reacted angrily to news of plans to axe 65 staff at SK College Group. The proposed job losses come just a year after 85 posts went at the college's sites…
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