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26 November 2009
Students and staff at the University of Sussex today protested outside the library over proposals to axe 115 jobs. On Tuesday evening the university announced plans…
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25 November 2009
New support for victims of domestic violence will be launched today at Aston University following work by members of the Aston branch of UCU. A new workplace domestic…
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24 November 2009
UCU today said that further education colleges should be congratulated for their work following a positive report from Ofsted. One in five colleges (20%) was judged…
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Funding council's call for London Met heads to roll makes governors' positions untenable, says union23 November 2009
UCU today said that the position of many of the board of governors at London Metropolitan University had become untenable after the funding council wrote to the…
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20 November 2009
UCU said today the positions of many of the board of governors at London Metropolitan University had become untenable after a damning report laid the blame for…
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20 November 2009
UCU today said that the UK risked being left behind as other countries put education at the heart of their fiscal stimuli. Responding to a speech by the chief executive…
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19 November 2009
UCU today called on the government to simplify the vast and varied qualifications and funding streams in further education. The union said the current mess was…
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19 November 2009
UCU has welcomed the appointment of Professor Malcolm Gillies as vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University (LMU) The union said that although Professor…
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18 November 2009
UCU today said that students still waiting for loan money needed to speak to their university and students' union and avoid the loan sharks circling campuses. As…
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18 November 2009
Members of UCU at the University of Leeds will be leading protests outside a meeting of the university's council on 19 November in a row over job losses. The university…
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