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13 May 2020
Staff and student safety must be guaranteed before colleges can reopen, said unions representing staff in further education, as they set out five tests that must…
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3 May 2020
UCU says that the government's Covid-19 crisis assistance for universities does not deliver the protection or stability that students, staff and the communities…
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23 April 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing recession will lead to 111,000 fewer UK and 121,000 fewer international first-year students attending UK universities this year,…
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16 April 2020
According to leaked plans, reported in the student newspaper Palatinate, the university wants to slash face-to-face teaching by as much as 25% , and outsource its…
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9 April 2020
The union described the proposals from Universities UK as "piecemeal" and said they failed to recognise the scale of the problem. UCU said in exchange for the type…
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2 April 2020
The government must provide immediate support to colleges and universities to ensure they can help lead the recovery when the coronavirus crisis is over In a letter…
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24 March 2020
The postponement of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) is an opportunity to reform how research is reviewed and funding is allocated, said UCU.
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24 March 2020
Redundancy plans are at odds with university's pledge to support staff and students The University of Portsmouth is under fire for pushing ahead with plans to sack…
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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…
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8 March 2020
Launch of first ever exhibition to honour "invisible" academics Award-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, poet and playwright Joan Anim-Addo and the first woman…
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