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24 October 2014
The University of Warwick is today the latest institution to break rank and criticise the universities' umbrella group Universities UK over its handling of changes…
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24 October 2014
The bitter trade dispute at Lambeth College may continue after members of the UCU voted overwhelmingly to reject new contracts and ballot for strike action. In…
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23 October 2014
Universities have once again been accused of using misleading information in a row about changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) - the pension scheme…
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23 October 2014
UCU today criticised proposals to replace government-backed student loans with contracts where students pay universities a proportion of their lifetime earnings.…
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21 October 2014
A University of Warwick professor suspended earlier this year has reportedly been cleared of any wrongdoing after a high-profile investigation. UCU welcomed the…
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20 October 2014
Staff have overwhelmingly backed plans for industrial action at 69 UK universities in a row over changes to pensions. In the ballot, 78% of members of the University…
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20 October 2014
New report shows Britain is on the brink of becoming a permanently divided nation. Commenting on today's Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission's report that…
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18 October 2014
Nigel Farage may masquerade as the workers' friend, but he wants to turn the clock back on immigration, workers' rights and women's rights, a union leader will…
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17 October 2014
UCU and the National Union of Teachers express concerns about plans to house hundreds of young offenders in secure colleges, dubbed 'super prisons', in England.…
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17 October 2014
UCU members at the University of South Wales will be on strike on Thursday 13 November in a row over job cuts. Staff will walk out in protest at compulsory redundancies…
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