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5 October 2010
The joint convention between UCU and Michael Russell Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning allowed a frank exchange on the issues in higher education.…
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27 September 2010
UCU today said the UK risked undermining its position as a global leader in higher education if it pushed ahead with huge increases in university fees and allowed…
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15 September 2010
Delegates at the TUC Congress in Manchester have today backed a motion calling for a national demonstration through central London. The protests, on Wednesday 10…
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14 September 2010
The TUC today said laws protecting staff losing their jobs had to be toughened up. Delegates at the TUC Congress in Manchester unanimously passed a motion from…
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3 August 2010
Prison educators at more than 70* prisons and young offender institutions will be on strike on tomorrow in a row over terms and conditions. Members of UCU are taking…
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29 July 2010
UCU slammed plans in the Independent Budget Review to reintroduce university tuition fees in Scotland. The union said the review, which also recommended 60,000…
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22 July 2010
UCU said the timing of an £82m cut, announced today by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) as part of its revised grant awards made a mockery…
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21 July 2010
Staff and students at London South Bank University (LSBU) are leading protests against plans to close a specialist adult education unit at the university UCU says…
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16 July 2010
If the government pushes ahead with plans for 25% funding cuts then there would be a loss of 33,844 jobs in English colleges, according to new figures released…
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16 July 2010
UCU today said that funding cuts to higher education would create a 'lost generation' of learners. Responding to UCAS figures published today, the union warned…
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