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24 September 2009
UCU Scotland criticised the Scottish government for imposing a ridiculous hire and fire regime in teacher training in Scotland. The union said the decision to slash…
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24 September 2009
UCU today said that using vouchers as a way of funding universities will lead to a two-tier higher education system. The warning comes as a timely report from the…
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24 September 2009
UCU said today that while there was much to be celebrated in UK higher education, there were also serious problems that could not be overlooked. Responding to a…
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23 September 2009
Staff at the University of Sheffield have been told to clean their own areas and consider pooling bins after cutbacks on cleaning staff. UCU has criticised the…
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23 September 2009
UCU has warned that new guidelines on research funding are a threat to academic freedom and risk heavily restricting universities' chances of making significant…
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21 September 2009
UCU today (Monday) said that the Liberal Democrats' infighting over university tuition fees was further proof that political leaders were out of touch on the fees…
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21 September 2009
UCU today (Monday) said a CBI report might call for new thinking with regards to HE funding, but merely lists a number of ways to make UK students pick up the bill…
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18 September 2009
UCU has warned Doncaster College that it could face industrial action if it goes ahead with controversial plans for swingeing job cuts. More than 600 jobs are at…
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18 September 2009
UNISON, NUS and UCU have today launched a joint union campaign to stop nursery closures in universities and colleges across the UK. The unions are challenging the…
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17 September 2009
UCU Scotland welcomed the increase in the Scottish budget for universities with the government realising the importance of higher education in a recession. The…
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