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  • 12 June 2020

    UCU launches campaign with message to prime minister that universities and colleges desperately need a clear and coherent plan from government if the UK is to avoid…

  • 7 June 2020

    UK universities face a multi-million pound funding shortfall as foreign students stay away due to the Covid-19 crisis. A report from the British Council predicts…

  • 5 June 2020

    Jo Grady sets out the government support universities need Writing in Wonkhe on Monday, UCU general secretary Jo Grady called on the government to support and protect…

  • 22 May 2020

    The Immigration Health Surcharge is a 'punitive double tax' which should be scrapped, UCU said today. The call came after the government announced yesterday that…

  • 22 May 2020

    UCU calls for government support as poll shows students may defer study and consider changing university Government must underwrite loss of income to safeguard…

  • 15 May 2020

    Unions set out five tests government and colleges must meet before staff and students can return Staff and student safety must be guaranteed before colleges can…

  • 8 May 2020

    Government support package for universities brings conditions but no new money A much-anticipated announcement from the government on support for universities finally…

  • 13 March 2020

    Five-day walkouts at UK universities It was a full week of disruption, pickets and demonstrations at dozens of UK universities this week as UCU strike action entered…

  • 6 March 2020

    UCU sets out path for real change for higher education and an end to the strikes UCU said yesterday that it believed agreements that could put the union and the…

  • 21 February 2020

    Solid support for strikes as students call on university heads to do more to solve disputes Support for the biggest ever wave of strikes on university campuses…