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10 December 2008
Responding to claims today that UCU has dropped a proposed boycott of Israeli academics, the union said there was never a boycott motion passed at its Congress…
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21 November 2008
Trade union activists in London will be calling for a united campaign to save jobs, defend living standards and oppose war on Monday (24 November) from 7pm. Tony…
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3 July 2008
UCU today congratulated universities doing the most to combat climate change but urged all universities to step up the involvement of staff and students in their…
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28 May 2008
Delegates at UCU Congress this afternoon reaffirmed their commitment to helping international colleagues denied the freedoms they enjoy. A series of motions called…
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28 May 2008
Opening day speech at UCU's annual Congress slams market in education and addresses UCU's role in international affairs Increasing the financial burden on students…
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5 December 2007
UCU today welcomed the release of Bradford University student Khaled al-Mudallal from Gaza. The Palestinian Business and Management student had been detained since…
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27 November 2007
Responding to higher education minister Bill Rammell's lecture 'Academic freedom in the 21st century' at a Fabian Society event this evening, UCU general secretary,…
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12 November 2007
UK lecturers and researchers will this week urge their colleagues in universities throughout the world to become active on climate change and negotiate with their…
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1 October 2007
Four more teacher trade unionists have been murdered in recent weeks in the Colombian department of Antioquia, taking to over 1,000 lives the union death toll in…
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28 September 2007
UCU announced today that, after seeking legal advice, an academic boycott of Israel would be unlawful and cannot be implemented. Members of the union's strategy…
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