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31 January 2014
UCU said today it wouldn't take lectures on idleness from reality TV contestant Katie Hopkins. In a Twitter tirade, Hopkins said she was on her way to the University…
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30 January 2014
The amount of money invested in training by employers dropped by 5% between 2011 and 2013, despite the fact that employers say more than one in five positions (22%)…
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29 January 2014
UCU today urged students to put more pressure on university leaders to reopen negotiations in a bitter university pay row that has seen industrial action hit UK…
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29 January 2014
UCU said today that better funding for English classes for migrants was needed to help people contribute more to society and the economy. According to statistics…
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27 January 2014
UCU today commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) with the release of a film looking at forced journeys experienced by people affected by the Holocaust. The theme…
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27 January 2014
UCU announced today Monday that it is balloting its members at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) for strike action in a row over job losses and changes…
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27 January 2014
Second two-hour walkout takes place tomorrow from 2-4pm • Full day strike by higher education unions confirmed for Thursday 6 February Leading human rights campaigner…
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23 January 2014
University vice-chancellors enjoyed an average pay rise of 5.1% last year, but are now refusing to offer staff more than 1%. As staff prepare to walk out of universities…
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21 January 2014
UCU said today that any university that tries to dock a full day's pay from staff taking two hours' strike action on Thursday would face a legal challenge and an…
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20 January 2014
The vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University (NTU), who is threatening to dock a full day's pay from staff who are on strike for two hours on Thursday, received…
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