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  • 20 October 2017

    Commenting on guilty verdicts handed down to two Edge Hill University managers , UCU said the university had serious questions to answer about its governance structures.…

  • 20 October 2017

    UCU members overwhelmingly back strike action to defend pensions UCU members this week overwhelmingly backed strike action to defend their pensions. Eighty-seven…

  • 13 October 2017

    Apprenticeship starts drop by 61% after levy introduced The number of people starting apprenticeships between May and July fell by 61% compared to the previous…

  • 11 October 2017

    Staff at the University of Leeds will take three consecutive days of strike action starting tomorrow (Wednesday) in a dispute over changes to the university's dismissal…

  • 2 October 2017

    UCU has today responded to the government announcement that tuition fees would be frozen at £9,250 and the student loan repayment threshold raised from £21,000…

  • 26 September 2017

    Commenting on Labour's draft ten-point charter for a National Education Service, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said: 'This draft charter is a great starting…

  • 15 September 2017

    Ahead of Tuesday's pay talks between UCU and the Association of Colleges, UCU's head of further education Andrew Harden (pictured) says the decline in pay cannot…

  • 15 September 2017

    Responding to news that the education select committee is launching an inquiry into value for money at universities, UCU said the time had come to look at pay levels…

  • 15 September 2017

    More pressure on colleges ahead of Tuesday's pay talks Writing in the TES ahead of the further education pay talks on Tuesday, UCU head of further education Andrew…

  • 15 September 2017

    It was a busy few days for UCU delegates at the 149th annual TUC congress in Brighton this week UCU's delegation at TUC Congress 2017 © Jess Hurd/ reportdigital.co.uk…