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7 October 2020
UCU welcomed the decision by Northumbria University to move learning online after its members threatened to ballot for industrial action over Covid health and safety…
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7 October 2020
UCU said steps taken by Sheffield's universities to reduce in-person teaching did not go far enough, and showed the government needs to change its guidance immediately.…
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6 October 2020
UCU welcomed the decision taken by the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University to move learning online, but said Covid outbreaks could have…
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6 October 2020
UCU members agreed to ballot for industrial action over Covid health and safety failings, and said Northumbria University vice-chancellor Professor Andrew Wathey…
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2 October 2020
Manchester Metropolitan locked down 1,700 students on Friday night Last Friday night, Manchester Metropolitan University told around 1,700 students to self-isolate…
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1 October 2020
Manchester Metropolitan University vice-chancellor Professor Malcolm Press should resign immediately over his bungled handling of the Covid-19 crisis at the university,…
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1 October 2020
Colleges must deliver on their promise to increase staff pay now the government has provided further education an extra £400 million funding, said trade unions…
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1 October 2020
A group of MPs from across Leeds have called on the University of Leeds to move teaching online in an effort to stem the developing Covid crisis at universities.…
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1 October 2020
In a joint statement, UCU and the National Union of Students (NUS) have called for online working, students to be allowed to return home if they wish and funding…
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30 September 2020
Firefighters and education staff have warned universities that it is "dangerous and illegal" to block or lock fire exits, after pictures emerged of a locked fire…
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