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4 September 2020
UCU said the government needed to listen the findings in the report on Covid in higher education published by its Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).…
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29 August 2020
Universities must scrap plans to reopen campuses next month in order to prevent a major public health crisis, said UCU today. The union fears that the migration…
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28 August 2020
Scapegoats, U-turns, dithering and confusion reign in Westminster It's been another week of scapegoating, dithering and U-turns from the Westminster government.…
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25 August 2020
Staff and students must wear face coverings when indoors on university premises, and every possible safety precaution must be in place before the academic year…
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21 August 2020
A-level results chaos This week has been a grade-A government fiasco . It began with A-level students facing complete chaos . Last week they had received grades…
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14 August 2020
A-level chaos and confusion as minister accused of making up policy on the hoof A-level results day was one of chaos and confusion , rather than celebration yesterday.…
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7 August 2020
"Towns and cities will fail if universities do" UCU's groundbreaking work looking at the impact universities have on local jobs and economies continued to pick…
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3 August 2020
The University of Oxford has been accused of flouting government guidelines on reopening universities. The university has refused to share health and safety risk…
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31 July 2020
New study demonstrates huge local economic impact of universities amid bankruptcy fears Universities typically support up to one additional job in the immediate…
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24 July 2020
Universities to cut thousands of academics on fixed-term contracts On Monday, the Financial Times reported that UK universities are cutting thousands of academics…
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