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20 December 2013
Staff at Southampton University were left dumbfounded at news that vice-chancellor Don Nutbeam had accepted a £17,000 pay rise, just days after telling them that…
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19 December 2013
UCU said today that it would be contributing to a government consultation on zero-hours contracts. released earlier this year suggested that there could be around…
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17 December 2013
UCU has added its voice to growing calls for the government to rethink plans to slash funding for 18 year-olds studying in further education colleges from next…
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17 December 2013
The government has scrapped a loan scheme for older apprentices after it failed to attract anywhere near the number of people the government hoped. Vince Cable…
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17 December 2013
A new report released today warns that government reforms to higher education have 'many of the characteristics of a Ponzi scheme, relying on diminishing future…
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16 December 2013
The vice-president of UCU, John McCormack, died on Friday night after a short illness. The union said John was a wonderful, principled man steeped in the trade…
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13 December 2013
UCU today called on the government to axe its failed experiment to make people aged 24 and above pay to study for an apprenticeship. Earlier this year the government…
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12 December 2013
UCU has confirmed its opposition to segregation on university campuses in light of the recent debate sparked by a report from Universities UK. The union said freedom…
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10 December 2013
UCU strongly supports the right of students to protest against the privatisation of higher education, higher fees and the sale of the student loan book to fund…
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5 December 2013
UCU responded to today's announcement by George Osborne that the cap on student numbers in English universities would be lifted by questioning the way the extra…
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