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13 October 2015
Union says 'protest merry-go-round' ahead of crucial meeting is an insult to the 502 staff whose jobs are at risk. Staff at the Open University have described the…
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12 October 2015
Teachers and students will lobby Westminster MPs on Wednesday 14 October over 'perverse' cuts to English language courses. Funding for a £45m programme of English…
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1 October 2015
Commenting on the news that five Scottish universities were included in the top 200 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UCU Scotland Official,…
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24 September 2015
Women and students from the poorest backgrounds will be hit hardest by planned government changes to the way tuition fees are paid back, warns a report released…
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17 September 2015
Plans due to be implemented at universities and colleges next week UCU warned today that government plans to clamp down on extremism in schools, colleges and universities…
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15 September 2015
Almost 500 jobs could disappear from seven Open University centres in England under controversial plans described as 'catastrophic' by UCU. Thousands of current…
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9 September 2015
Universities minister Jo Johnson delivered a speech to the annual Universities UK conference this morning. Responding to the speech UCU general secretary, Sally…
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8 September 2015
UCU said today that government plans to review the economic and educational needs of different areas of the country could leave students 'high and dry' if their…
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2 September 2015
The number of people on zero-hours contracts has risen to 744,000 in the second quarter of 2015, according to a report published today. The latest analysis from…
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17 August 2015
Unemployed youngsters want to work, but too many fear they never will warns report. Government plans to force young people to take part in three-week 'boot camps'…
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