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College lecturers to take industrial action to defend educational quality and professional standards28 August 2008
Lecturers at a further education college in north Wales have voted to take industrial action to defend the quality of the education students receive and to protect…
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22 August 2008
Members of UCU at Coventry University are set to vote on strike action in on ongoing row over pay and conditions. The union warned today that if members vote to…
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20 August 2008
UCU today hailed a tribunal victory for a former Bournemouth University professor as a warning to managers in all UK universities and colleges to respect the correct…
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18 August 2008
The management of Bishop Auckland College have issued notice of their intention to dismiss all staff who are not prepared to accept new terms and conditions of…
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14 August 2008
UCU's general secretary has today responded to this year's A-level results. Ahead of this year's A-level results released today UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt,…
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13 August 2008
Students are seriously underestimating the basic costs of living at a time when student debt is reaching record highs, according to two surveys released today that…
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12 August 2008
UCU today warned universities and government not to use a report on the impact of university top-up fees to claim their introduction has been a success. Commenting…
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8 August 2008
UCU said today that figures showing above average unemployment of graduates should not put potential students off applying to university and argued that the university…
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30 July 2008
Responding to new immigration rules for foreign students, UCU today welcomed plans to clamp down on bogus higher education institutions, but warned that new rules…
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29 July 2008
Staff at the University of Wales, Lampeter, are protesting today over proposed job cuts. The protestors also warned that if the University does not halt plans for…
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