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7 June 2010
Staff at Writtle College today delivered an overwhelming vote of 'no confidence' in the college's management. A consultative ballot of members from UCU, Unison…
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3 June 2010
UCU welcomes business secretary's comments on importance of adult learning but says that cuts to colleges and universities will do lasting damage UCU today welcomed…
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30 May 2010
UCU today warned that plans for two-year 'fast-track' degrees would damage the reputation of UK degrees and would lead to 'education being delivered on the cheap'.…
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30 May 2010
UCU today warned that planned cuts to further and higher education could create a 'lost generation' of young people. Kicking off UCU's annual congress in Manchester,…
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28 May 2010
Staff at three of the West Midlands largest further education colleges will be balloted for industrial action from today. Members of UCU at City College Birmingham,…
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27 May 2010
Staff at City College Birmingham will hold a special demonstration on Friday against course closures and job losses. The lobby, which is being organised by UCU…
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26 May 2010
Members of UCU at the University of Arts London (UAL) will be on strike tomorrow as part of their fight to save jobs and courses. Lectures, seminars and workshops…
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26 May 2010
The University of Sussex faces the possibility of becoming only the second university to be subjected to an academic boycott by UCU in a row over job cuts. Members…
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20 May 2010
Lecturers and academic staff from across the West Midlands will attend a special public meeting at the Birmingham and Midland Institute* on Tuesday (25 May) - the…
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19 May 2010
Defending education, jobs and pensions will be the key themes of this year's annual Congress of UCU. How to react to swingeing cuts planned for universities and…
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