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Leading news and reaction from UCU.
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15 June 2011
UK universities add at least £1.31 billion a year in value to UK society in the form of health and well-being, citizenship and political engagement, according to…
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14 June 2011
UCU today welcomed news that members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) have voted to join UCU members…
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9 June 2011
The government was today accused of cherry-picking research in order to scrap the education maintenance allowance (EMA). Thomas Spielhofer, the former research…
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7 June 2011
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), today accused ministers of 'significantly underestimating' the level of fees universities would charge under the new fee regime,…
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7 June 2011
As negotiations aimed to resolve a row over fees for compulsory membership of a professional body for college lecturers conclude, UCU has today said it will now…
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5 June 2011
UCU today described the launch of the New College of Humanities, which plans to charge £18,000 annual fees, as further proof that the government's university funding…
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3 June 2011
UCU questioned claims by London Metropolitan University (LMU) that it cannot halt its plans to cut 70% of courses, after evidence from the Office of Fair Access…
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2 June 2011
QS world rankings released today warn that huge cuts to arts and humanities funding will damage the UK's international reputations. UCU general secretary, Sally…
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1 June 2011
Staff at the University of Strathclyde join student protests against proposed cuts to services and the threat to over 100 jobs. Members of the University and College…
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1 June 2011
UCU will host a special green skills training forum on Monday 6 June that will discuss how colleges and universities can drive the UK's green economy. The event…
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