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21 June 2012
Members of UCU at the University of Salford will be out on strike on Tuesday 26 June in their dispute with the university over compulsory job losses. Staff will…
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20 June 2012
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has been accused of victimisation against a leading trade unionist as it announced plans for its first academic compulsory…
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18 June 2012
UCU said today that the higher education sector needed proper regulation of for-profit education providers. The union was commenting on the government's response…
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11 June 2012
UCU today welcomed the announcement that the government is to limit the number of students private university providers can recruit and also review the quality…
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9 June 2012
A new study has today revealed that putting an individual through A-levels and university generates a £227,000 net gain for the economy. A new study has today revealed…
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8 June 2012
Members of UCU at the University of Salford have today overwhelmingly voted for industrial action in an increasingly bitter row over compulsory redundancies. Over…
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31 May 2012
UCU responded to news today that 10% fewer people from England are applying to university compared to this time last year. Sally Hunt, general secretary of the…
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31 May 2012
New rankings published today reveal that the UK has the highest number of institutions in the world's top 100 new universities. UCU said the study underlined how…
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29 May 2012
Responding to today's (Tuesday) announcement that 15 further university technical colleges (UTCs) have been approved for funding, UCU warned that UTCs could divert…
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25 May 2012
Campaigners will hold a rally outside the department of work and pensions (DWP) today to call on the government to urgently invest in new industries as a way of…
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