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10 March 2011
UCU today warned that the UK's proud global reputation could be at risk from government policy, as Times Higher Education (THE) magazine published its World Reputation…
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10 March 2011
UCU said this morning that strikes over pensions looked more likely after the Employers Pension Forum (EPF), who are tasked with negotiating on behalf of the universities,…
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10 March 2011
UCU today said that attacking pensions as gold-plated was lazy and added absolutely nothing to the pensions debate. The union, whose members are set to strike in…
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9 March 2011
UCU Scotland condemned the decision by Robert Gordon University to derecognise the University and College Union (UCU) and Unite trade unions. The derecognition…
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9 March 2011
Well over a hundred thousand students (135,705*) at 8 Scottish universities will be hit with strike action this month unless a dispute over changes to staff pensions…
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8 March 2011
Well over a million students (1,241,655*) at 63 UK universities will be hit with strike action this month unless a dispute over changes to staff pensions can be…
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8 March 2011
UCU today highlighted how the principal of Newcastle College has enjoyed a whopping 32% annual pay rise - at the same time as more than 170 of her staff are facing…
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8 March 2011
As access regulator sets out guidance for universities wishing to charge higher fees, UCU calls on government to look again at 'shambolic' and 'untried' system.…
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4 March 2011
UCU today called on the university employers to meet for urgent talks through the arbitration service ACAS to resolve the current dispute over changes to staff…
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Universities at greater risk of bankruptcy under new fees regime, warns National Audit Office report4 March 2011
The number of universities at risk of financial trouble is likely to increase under the government's proposals to axe large parts of universities' teaching budgets…
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