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6 March 2019
While most students are confident their university is in rude financial health, over three-quarters believe the government should step in if their institution were…
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1 March 2019
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt resigns for health reasons UCU general secretary Sally Hunt has resigned for health reasons. The union's national executive committee…
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1 March 2019
UCU has reacted angrily to news of plans to axe 50 staff at Stockport College and Trafford College. Staff at all three sites in Altrincham, Stretford, and Stockport…
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22 February 2019
Angela Rayner tells UCU members free-market experiment in higher education has failed Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner was among the speakers at UCU's annual…
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15 February 2019
Deeply unpopular Teaching Excellence Framework not fit for purpose say staff A UCU-commissioned report released yesterday said the Teaching Excellence Framework…
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13 February 2019
Strikes at more London colleges could be the cards as ballots have opened at another two London colleges. The ballots at Tower Hamlets College and Redbridge College…
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12 February 2019
A strike scheduled for tomorrow at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University (QMU) has been called off after the university and UCU reached an agreement on jobs and…
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8 February 2019
Bullying and stereotyping blocking professorial path for black women, says report A culture of bullying and stereotyping means black academics have to work harder…
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6 February 2019
A series of strikes over job losses at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University (QMU) starting on 7 February are on after talks between the university and UCU ended…
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1 February 2019
Second wave of strikes hits 13 English colleges UCU members at 13 English colleges took strike action over pay this week . The two-day strikes are part of a second…
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