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4 January 2018
UCU has criticised the government's decision to appoint Toby Young as a member of the board of the new higher education regulator, the Office for Students. UCU…
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19 December 2017
Negotiations on the future of pensions for university staff who are members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) have been extended until 23 January…
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18 December 2017
Students should apply to university after they have received their results, says a report from the Sutton Trust. The report says pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds…
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18 December 2017
Labour's shadow universities minister, Gordon Marsden, has called for USS negotiations to continue for "as long as necessary" in order to find a solution which…
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15 December 2017
Commenting on the Department for Education's new consultation on Qualified Teacher Status (QTS ) and teacher training, published today (Friday), UCU general secretary…
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14 December 2017
Lancaster and Fleetwood MP Cat Smith will visit Lancaster Farms Prison on Friday 15 December to meet education staff UCU said prison education is the key to reducing…
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8 December 2017
University of Sussex vice-chancellor got £230,000 pay-off The University of Sussex is the latest institution in the firing line for excessive senior pay in higher…
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7 December 2017
Only a third of English undergraduate students (32%) consider their course value for money, compared to 50% in 2012, according to a report released by the National…
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7 December 2017
Universities minister Jo Johnson has told the BBC that senior pay in universities will be brought under control by new regulations to be brought in next year. UCU…
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7 December 2017
Staff and students at the University of Birmingham will be staging a protest in University Square by the Staff House steps at 1pm on Friday. UCU members are currently…
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