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3 March 2008
UCU today welcomed ideas to open up HE to more of the population but warned that contradictory government funding policy and the high price of studying could severely…
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3 March 2008
Part-time associate lecturers at the Open University have won new health and safety rights after representations by UCU union reps. Most part-time lecturers mark…
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29 February 2008
UCU today called on university employers' representatives to come back to the negotiating table to resolve differences over the mechanics of future negotiating…
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28 February 2008
Members of UCU have voted not to accept proposed changes to the way the union would negotiate future higher education pay deals. 60.8% of UCU members, who voted,…
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28 February 2008
UCU today commented on new figures that show a rise in the number of female professors. Speaking of the statistics from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA),…
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28 February 2008
UCU has today responded to calls for an independent commission on university funding in Scotland. Commenting on the amendments to the Graduate Endowment Abolition…
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26 February 2008
UCU today said that the government needed to trust education experts, rather than allowing business to dictate funding policy for our universities. Commenting on…
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22 February 2008
The battle to save jobs in Keele University's world-renowned School of Economic and Management Studies (SEMS) continues with protests planned for Sunday's university…
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21 February 2008
If university staff were paid for their unpaid overtime they would collect £877,794,850 per year, according to statistics issued today by the Trades Union Congress…
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20 February 2008
UCU said today that increased support for pastoral care in universities is vital to encourage more students to stay on at university and complete their degree.…
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