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  • 31 March 2017

    Staff dissatisfied with how universities are run and don't feel respected More than three-quarters of university staff are dissatisfied with the way their institution…

  • 17 March 2017

    Lords call for international students to be removed migration figures The Lords were back attacking the government's beleaguered Higher Education and Research Bill…

  • 10 March 2017

    UCU attacks vice-chancellors after Lords amend higher education bill UCU this week thanked peers for making a series of amendments to the government's Higher Education…

  • 3 March 2017

    Sally Hunt is returned as UCU general secretary Sally Hunt has been re-elected as UCU general secretary , defeating her only opponent Jo McNeill by a margin of…

  • 24 February 2017

    UCU report exposes university heads' pay rises and perks University heads received an average salary package of £277,834 for the academic year 2015/16 - an increase…

  • 24 February 2017

    Commenting on the news of government proposals for two-years degrees costing up to £13,000 per year, the University and College Union (UCU) said it feared ministers…

  • 23 February 2017

    Commenting on the publication of the annual grant letter  today, UCU said it was disappointed with an overall drop in funding and that universities minister Jo…

  • 23 February 2017

    Science, engineering and technology are the areas that would suffer most from a university Brexit brain drain, suggest  new figures released today. The data, from…

  • 20 February 2017

    Students and staff will be taking part in a series of events around the country to mark One Day Without Us ; a campaign that highlights the contribution migrants…

  • 10 February 2017

    If Trump and Brexit are part of the post-truth problem, then universities and colleges must be part of the solution, said UCU general secretary Sally Hunt at a…