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9 January 2018
Commenting on the resignation of Toby Young, UCU said it was right he has resigned, but that he never should have been appointed in the first place. The union said…
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4 January 2018
UCU has criticised the government's decision to appoint Toby Young as a member of the board of the new higher education regulator, the Office for Students. UCU…
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18 December 2017
Students should apply to university after they have received their results, says a report from the Sutton Trust. The report says pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds…
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8 December 2017
University of Sussex vice-chancellor got £230,000 pay-off The University of Sussex is the latest institution in the firing line for excessive senior pay in higher…
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7 December 2017
Only a third of English undergraduate students (32%) consider their course value for money, compared to 50% in 2012, according to a report released by the National…
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7 December 2017
Commenting on news that the government has sold off part of the student loan book for £1.7bn, at an estimated loss of £800m to taxpayers, UCU general secretary,…
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6 December 2017
Bath Spa University paid vice-chancellor Professor Christina Slade £808,000 last year (2016/17 academic year) reports Times Higher Education . The extraordinary…
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5 December 2017
Shadow education secretary raises concerns over pension changes for "brilliant university staff"
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30 November 2017
Responding to the Sutton Trust's 'Better Apprenticeships' report, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'It's increasingly clear that the government's pursuit…
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23 November 2017
Staff disappointed that vice-chancellor survives a vote of no-confidence at senate meeting after staff unanimously call for her to go UCU said that while the vice-chancellor…
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