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26 June 2008
Lecturers at North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI) yesterday agreed to ballot on possible strike action after the institute's failure to tackle…
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4 April 2008
Colleges and universities have been told to tighten their health and safety procedures or expect prosecutions, after an incident in which a lecturer was badly injured…
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28 March 2008
UCU today welcomed the government's announcement of energy efficient new college buildings. On Tuesday 1 April the union will press colleges and universities to…
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3 March 2008
Part-time associate lecturers at the Open University have won new health and safety rights after representations by UCU union reps. Most part-time lecturers mark…
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18 January 2008
Unions at the University of Leeds today signed a new partnership agreement with the university to promote and safeguard the health and safety of staff and students.…
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7 November 2007
Today, on Ban Bullying at Work Day, UCU has called for greater efforts from colleges and universities to tackle workplace bullying. Ban Bullying at Work Day has…
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14 June 2007
Over two thirds (68%) of staff surveyed at Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) have suffered stress because of bullying from their managers. A similar number (67%)…
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26 January 2007
High levels of stress are widespread amongst staff throughout further and higher education and staff widely believe that management - far from addressing the issue…
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14 December 2006
College authorities from City of Bristol College have met police this week to discuss a recent incident when a student was arrested in the corridor outside his…
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21 November 2006
Disturbing levels of sleeplessness, anxiety and exhaustion amongst lecturers in colleges and universities will be revealed at a conference on tackling stress at…
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