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18 October 2007
UCU today warned that attempts to shift the burden of risk on to members of the higher education pension system and force them to contribute more would be seen…
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17 October 2007
Lecturers in Bournemouth have expressed outrage and distanced themselves from comments made by the university vice-chancellor, Paul Curran, regarding the state…
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17 October 2007
UCU today expressed continuing concern about the provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), following a government announcement regarding new…
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16 October 2007
UCU has pledged to support the efforts of colleges to 'green' their campuses and to promote greater understanding of global warming and environmental sustainability.…
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15 October 2007
UCU members at Craven College (in Skipton, North Yorkshire) called off a one-day strike scheduled for today after reaching agreement with the college's management.…
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9 October 2007
Members working in further education in England are to be balloted over taking industrial action after a special pay conference rejected this year's pay offer.…
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8 October 2007
The Northern Ireland FE pay dispute took a new turn today with the announcement of an independent advisor tasked to facilitate an agreement. The independent adviser,…
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5 October 2007
UCU has welcomed government plans to invest in science and technology and the teaching of STEM subjects, outlined in the government's response to a review of science…
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5 October 2007
Sandwell College, in the Midlands, is sacrificing the breadth of its curriculum, cutting courses vital to the local community, while increasing its bureaucracy…
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3 October 2007
UCU members at Craven College have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action after experiencing a pay cut throughout the last year because the college refused…
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