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7 May 2013
Salford University was mired in further controversy today as a secret memo detailing plans to sack staff and axe courses came to light. UCU said staff, still reeling…
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7 May 2013
UCU said today that the UK needed a proper political debate about its priorities and to push forward with policies aimed at stimulating growth and jobs. Speaking…
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7 May 2013
UCU calls for increased funding for colleges and universities - the key to future economic success UCU today makes a case for greater investment in further and…
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1 May 2013
Another 171 people face a worrying few months at the University of Salford after the institution announced plans for a further round of cuts that could see 87 jobs…
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26 April 2013
UCU said today that further education colleges needed to be at the heart of plans for transferring skills budgets to Local Enterprise Partnerships. Responding to…
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25 April 2013
Unions* representing staff in English further education colleges said a 0.5% pay offer made at the first round of pay negotiations yesterday was not acceptable.…
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25 April 2013
UCU takes its appeal over redundancy consultations to the Scottish Court of Session in Edinburgh. The union is arguing that the University of Stirling was wrong…
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24 April 2013
University employers have offered their staff a pay increase of just 0.5%. The trades unions representing university staff* rejected the 'disappointing' offer and…
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23 April 2013
Defending education and protecting funding for the knowledge economy are key themes of this year's UCU annual congress, where delegates will be encouraged to promote…
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22 April 2013
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) announced this morning that it will not be proceeding with a proposal to convert the university into a Company Limited…
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