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12 November 2009
A college lecturer has been left with permanent damage to his hearing after being exposed to excessive noise at work. Malcolm Hipkin, 65, from Gateshead received…
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30 September 2009
Responding to today's report by Professor David Coggon in to suspected radiation and mercury exposure at the University of Manchester's Rutherford building, UCU…
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23 September 2009
Staff at the University of Sheffield have been told to clean their own areas and consider pooling bins after cutbacks on cleaning staff. UCU has criticised the…
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20 July 2009
Teaching staff at the Oakhill Secure Training centre near Milton Keynes (who are employed by Manchester College) are walking out on 21 July over allegations of…
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27 February 2009
University lecturers are doing even more unpaid overtime than last year and far more than the national average, according to new figures from the Trades Union Congress…
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13 February 2009
The university's 'Love and Justice' month has also been dismissed as an ill-timed gimmick. Oxford Brookes University has been accused of putting the health of its…
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5 February 2009
Park Lane College in Leeds has been accused of putting the health and safety of its staff and the local population at risk. UCU has reacted angrily to the news…
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11 December 2008
A damning report on UK universities reveals today the levels of stress in higher education are considerably worse than recommendations from the Health and Safety…
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8 December 2008
A survey of 3,000 further education staff has found their stress levels exceed the averages for British workers on seven key measures. The survey, carried out by…
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1 December 2008
UCU at Aberystwyth University today announced it is running an institution-wide survey of all academic and professional/managerial staff. The union says it is concerned…
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