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21 October 2013
David Willetts's call for a 'cultural change back towards teaching' in UK universities is at odds with his government's creation of a 'funding monster' that values…
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17 October 2013
UCU today welcomed calls from Alan Milburn, Chair of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, to help the poorest families in society. The union said the…
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17 October 2013
The role of Scotland's universities must be addressed in the run up to the independence referendum, said the UCU today. The union today released its manifesto for…
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17 October 2013
The pay gap between the highest and lowest paid staff in universities has increased, according to a new report released today. The report, by the , found the pay…
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16 October 2013
First UK-wide joint strike between higher education unions set for 31 October Universities across the UK will be brought to a standstill by strike action later…
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16 October 2013
High levels of unemployment and record levels of people in part-time work are bad news for young people, who have suffered the most when it comes to pay, said UCU…
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16 October 2013
Young people saw their average pay reduced by nearly one-fifth between 2009 and 2012, and the gap between their wages and average pay has widened substantially,…
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16 October 2013
The haemorrhaging of part-time students from higher education must be reversed for the sake of the economy as well as individuals, says a report published today,…
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15 October 2013
UCU today welcomed calls for greater funding for research in universities and the recommendation that universities across the country should benefit from the extra…
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14 October 2013
UCU today warned that the extensive use of zero-hours contracts in Scottish universities was bad for lecturers and bad for students. The union has submitted evidence…
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