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  • 23 August 2006

    The results of the second National Student Survey (NSS) released today reveal that around 80 per cent of students are satisfied with their course. UCU joint general…

  • 17 August 2006

    Commenting on today's A-level results, University and College Union joint general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'Today should be a day for celebration for the thousands…

  • 11 August 2006

    Staff at a Hertfordshire college have been spared from the Hobson's choice of taking a pay cut or redundancy, after successful negotiations between the University…

  • 3 August 2006

    The number of complaints lodged by students against their universities doubled in 2005, according to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's…

  • 28 July 2006

    After lobbying by UCU, prison educators have won guarantees that the cost and value of their pension will remain effectively unchanged despite a change of employer.…

  • 28 July 2006

    Lecturers at Stoke on Trent College will begin continuous industrial action on Monday (July 31) in protest at their management's plans to press ahead with up to…

  • 27 July 2006

    A year long dispute between Brunel University and UCU has been resolved today. The dispute was called by the Association of University Teachers (now part of the…

  • 26 July 2006

    UCU has now received from the Electoral Reform Society the results of a consultative membership ballot on proposed changes to the Teachers Pension Scheme. The ballot…

  • 26 July 2006

    UCU continues to support the Stop the War Coalition (to which NATFHE and AUT affiliated). UCU members are therefore urged to take note of the following appeal from…

  • 26 July 2006

    Many prison educators - the key to reducing prisoner reoffending, which costs the UK £11 billion a year* - may quit their jobs if their new employers worsen their…