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26 March 2009
UCU said today that it was important to clarify any confusion surrounding HE staff pay rises. In an article in the Times Higher Education it was stated that the…
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26 March 2009
UCU has today called for better financial assistance for students. Responding to a report by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) on access agreements and bursary…
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25 March 2009
With thousands of jobs and dozens of departments under threat across UK higher and further education, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt has this week written to…
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25 March 2009
Staff will be protesting at Welsh further education colleges on 25 March over budget cuts that they warn will seriously hamper the recovery of the Welsh economy.…
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24 March 2009
UCU today said it was disappointed that the government, in responding to a key report on 're-skilling' the UK population, had continued its reliance on the employer…
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24 March 2009
UCU today condemned the actions of Heriot-Watt University's outgoing principal, Professor Anton Muscatelli, in summoning staff to be warned individually of compulsory…
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24 March 2009
Four colleges across the country will be brought to a standstill today and tomorrow as staff walk out in a row over their failure to honour a pay deal agreed over…
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23 March 2009
UCU today welcomed the government's new white paper on informal adult education, and its pledge to spend an additional £20 million on adult learning partnerships.…
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20 March 2009
UCU today slammed the decision by the University of Reading to close its School of Health and Social Care. The union is angry that the university has ignored the…
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20 March 2009
Scottish universities overtly pro-business agendas, staff being forced to spy on their students and fighting redundancies are among the issues up for debate at…
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