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1 June 2021
University College Birmingham was criticised for trying to axe 73 senior lecturers whilst trying to hire 42 new staff on cheaper contracts according to plans released…
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28 May 2021
Staff on strike against redundancies at the University of Liverpool have accused the pro vice chancellor of being 'out of touch' and 'drunk on power' after it was…
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28 May 2021
UCU has accused employers' representative Universities UK (UUK) of failing to come clean over the true impact of its Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) pension…
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27 May 2021
UCU says the Scottish Affairs Committee's report on universities and Scotland makes some useful observations, especially on the shortcomings of the new Turing scheme.…
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27 May 2021
UCU says that the student loans system has had a disastrous impact on part-time study leaving many potential students who can't study full time effectively locked…
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24 May 2021
Around 1,300 staff at the University of Liverpool began three weeks of strike action today in a fight over cuts to jobs in the faculty of health and life sciences,…
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20 May 2021
UCU has condemned a restructure plan by Luminate Education (previously Leeds City College Group) which will see 39 jobs cut across multiple sites including Leeds…
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12 May 2021
Responding to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill UCU said threats to freedom of speech on campus come from the government and university managers, not…
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11 May 2021
UCU today responded to the Queen's Speech in which the government outlined its plans to reform post-16 skills and education.
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10 May 2021
UCU has criticised the government's decision to resume in-person teaching at universities from 17 May saying it makes little sense for staff and students as most…
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