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26 January 2026
UCU has today condemned the blocking by Israel of a delegation of education leaders trying to visit Palestine as part of International Day of Education. The delegation,…
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14 January 2026
Scottish Government announcement that colleges and universities in Scotland will be expected to meet a wider range of fair work criteria from April 2027.
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19 December 2025
On Wednesday 17 December, after an agonising wait of 15 hours, Palestinian Action protester Qesser Zuhrah was eventually allowed access to hospital medical treatment,…
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2 September 2025
Responding to the Secretary of State for the Home Office's announcement that international students will receive texts warning them against claiming asylum, UCU…
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27 August 2025
UCU, which represents more than 125,000 education staff, today called on the Foreign Secretary and the Middle East Minister to do everything in their power to get…
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4 August 2025
UCU was responding to The Times' claims that the government will punish universities for accepting international students who seek asylum.
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9 July 2025
UCU general secretary said the Prime Minister and Home Secretary are completely wrong to have proscribed Palestine Action.
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26 February 2025
UCU today joined Liberty and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in condemning an attempt by the University of Cambridge to place legal restrictions on all pro-Palestine…
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25 February 2025
UCU today responded to reports that the government's immigration white paper will contain proposals to force international students to leave the UK unless they…
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12 February 2025
Responding to comments made at PMQs, a UCU spokesperson said:
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