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12 July 2019
Racism in universities is "widespread and widely tolerated" On Saturday, the Guardian ran a huge expose of racism of university campuses. The paper said its findings,…
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24 May 2019
Jo Grady elected UCU general secretary Jo Grady has been elected UCU general secretary on a record turnout. The senior lecturer in employment relations at the University…
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23 May 2019
There was a 77% increase in the number of university staff accessing counselling services between 2009 and 2015, according to a report released today. The report…
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1 April 2019
Excessive workloads are taking their toll on the wellbeing of academic staff at Nottingham Trent University, with 94% of academic staff reporting that their workload…
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23 November 2018
First wave of strikes in English colleges to begin on 28 November UCU members at six English colleges will be taking strike action on Wednesday and Thursday as…
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9 October 2018
Students at Newcastle College will be able to receive free sanitary products discreetly if they cannot afford them, thanks to a new campaign against "period poverty".…
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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…
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25 May 2018
UCU and prison education provider PeoplePlus have today signed a recognition deal that will allow staff to be represented by the union on key issues. The agreement…
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27 September 2017
A college lecturer has won £159,000 in damages in a personal injury stress case against Bradford College. The judge at Bradford County Court found that art and…
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14 June 2017
Lecturers in UCU at Coleg y Cymoedd, have balloted for industrial action to end excessive workloads and to protect learners' education. The action was strongly…
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