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Leading news and reaction from UCU.
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17 November 2017
UCU has warned of chaos in universities as lectures and classes are cancelled in the new year if a row over changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)…
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17 November 2017
Panorama exposes how private colleges are still scamming taxpayers' cash On Monday the BBC's Panorama programme uncovered evidence of fraud in the student loan…
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15 November 2017
UCU has welcomed a call from Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn for the chancellor to use next week's budget to invest in infrastructure, technology and training.…
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14 November 2017
Up to 75 lecturers' jobs are at risk at the University of Southampton across six departments in a restructuring process described by UCU as "rushed and dangerous"…
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13 November 2017
For-profit colleges risk damaging the proud reputation of UK higher education and must face much stricter checks UCU has warned. The union was speaking ahead of…
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10 November 2017
Russell Group head's bizarre charity donations plea to avoid pay cut Arguing against a cut in his £322,000 annual pay and pensions package, Russell Group chairman…
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10 November 2017
CU has welcomed the news that the Open University has reversed its policy of barring Cuban students from studying at the institution In the summer UCU wrote to…
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3 November 2017
Further education sector unites to lobby for greater funding Ten bodies representing further education staff, students and providers have today written to the Chancellor…
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3 November 2017
In a joint letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ten bodies representing further education staff, students and providers have called for extra funding to ensure…
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31 October 2017
Commenting on the sentencing of former dean of the faculty of education at Edge Hill University, Robert Smedley, and his partner Christopher Joynson for five years…
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