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29 November 2011
Responding to today's autumn statement, UCU said it would take more than the repackaging of a jobs scheme the government had previously axed to tackle youth unemployment.…
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29 November 2011
UCU sees surge in membership as education secretary delivered attack on striking teachers • Union launches live blogging site with updates on disruptions at universities…
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28 November 2011
Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, has responded to news today that almost 25,000 fewer people (23,427) have applied to university compared to this time last year.…
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25 November 2011
UCU suggests TUC will be blamed for bad weather as government spin machine heads out of control UCU said today that the prime minister's search for someone to blame…
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25 November 2011
UCU today said Michael Gove's calls for more history to be taught at school looked foolish when put alongside government policies that have seen funding for history…
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24 November 2011
UCU said today that the government had to urgently do more to help young people, as official figures revealed that almost one in five 16-24-year-olds (1,163,000)…
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23 November 2011
University says risks of partnership with private firm outweigh potential rewards UCU today welcomed the decision by De Montfort University (DMU) not to allow the…
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18 November 2011
University lecturers in Scotland have voted for strike action in the row over changes to public sector pensions. Members of the University and College Union (UCU)…
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18 November 2011
A cleaner at Grimsby College died of cancer after working in classrooms at the college that contained asbestos, a tribunal has ruled. UCU today said colleges and…
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18 November 2011
Birkbeck College has delivered a devastating assessment of the government's efforts to reform higher education after its academic board backed calls for the government…
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