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  • 1 November 2018

    UCU said it was difficult to overstate the importance of a university to its local economy. The union was responded to reports that universities were in financial…

  • 17 October 2018

    UCU members will be marching through central London today demanding better funding and fair pay for further education colleges. They will be joined by their students,…

  • 12 October 2018

    UCU warns further education fighting its life ahead of funding protests Ahead of next week's march through London and lobby of Westminster MPs , UCU said colleges…

  • 28 September 2018

    How USS dispute could reverse trend of axing pension benefits The Financial Times this week offered a look at where things stand following the first report from…

  • 26 September 2018

    UCU members at Lewisham Southwark College will take strike action on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 September in a row over pay Last minute talks between the union and…

  • 14 September 2018

    USS expert panel pensions report released The eagerly-anticipated first report from the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) looking at the Universities Superannuation Scheme…

  • 14 September 2018

    It was a busy few days for UCU delegates at the 150th anniversary TUC in Manchester this week UCU's general secretary Sally Hunt had the honour of opening the 150…

  • 27 July 2018

    Unconditional offers, USS changes. student satisfaction and more.

  • 20 July 2018

    Autumn strike warnings as UCU says staff need decent pay offer UCU said it was disappointed that the employers' representatives, the Association of Colleges (AoC),…

  • 15 June 2018

    Strike action at the Hull College Group, due to begin on Monday (18 June), has been suspended following positive talks between the college management and UCU over…