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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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22 November 2017
Staff at the University of Bath will protest at a meeting of the university's main governing body next week if there are not sweeping changes at the top At a meeting…
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22 November 2017
Responding to the Budget statement today (Wednesday), UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said: 'The Chancellor spoke warmly about the importance of skills in his…
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14 November 2017
Up to 75 lecturers' jobs are at risk at the University of Southampton across six departments in a restructuring process described by UCU as "rushed and dangerous"…
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13 November 2017
For-profit colleges risk damaging the proud reputation of UK higher education and must face much stricter checks UCU has warned. The union was speaking ahead of…
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31 October 2017
Commenting on the sentencing of former dean of the faculty of education at Edge Hill University, Robert Smedley, and his partner Christopher Joynson for five years…
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