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5 December 2006
UCU has responded to the Leitch report - an independent review of the UK's long term skills needs - which was published today. UCU joint general secretary Paul…
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4 December 2006
The threat of strike action, an academic boycott and dozens of law suits has prevented Britain's newest university from imposing an inferior and non-negotiated…
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4 December 2006
Failure to support adults to learn will have serious social and economic consequences warns a coalition of thirty-two organisations, including UCU, today. The government's…
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4 December 2006
Groundbreaking new legal duties introduced today in England, Scotland and Wales could greatly improve the prospects of disabled people working or hoping to work…
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30 November 2006
UCU has today responded to comments by prime minister Tony Blair on plans for more academies and greater access to the International baccalaureate, UCU joint general…
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30 November 2006
UCU has added its backing to an emergency fund for Iraqi academics. The fund, launched by the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (CARA), will lobby the UK…
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29 November 2006
UCU said today that for widening participation to really succeed potential students must have access to the courses they want to study and not be stopped, or put…
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29 November 2006
UCU today welcomed the decision by Oxford University academics to reject proposals to hand control of the university's affairs to an outside body. UCU joint general…
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28 November 2006
UCU today said that staff and universities must be properly resourced if the UK is to be able to maintain its position as a global leader. Responding to the 'Higher…
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27 November 2006
UCU believes staff governors in further education colleges can play a positive role in helping to maintain high quality courses. This message will be heard today…
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