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2 March 2016
Responding to comments made by outgoing Ofsted chief, Sir Michael Wilshaw, during an Education Select Committee meeting today, UCU has described the attack as unhelpful…
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1 March 2016
UCU has welcomed a government commission's recommendation that UK universities should remain subject to the Freedom of Information Act, and called for the Act to…
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29 February 2016
Commenting on publication of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee report The Teaching Excellence Framework: Assessing Quality in Higher Education,…
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26 February 2016
A look back at some of the week's news Joint strike in further education over 'insulting' pay freeze Thousands of UCU and UNISON members in further education walked…
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25 February 2016
UCU has warned that cutting staff numbers at Robert Gordon University will threaten teaching quality and undermine efforts to recruit more students. The union was…
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24 February 2016
Thousands of staff at further education colleges across England are set to walk out today causing major disruption to lessons. Lecturers, librarians, technicians,…
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19 February 2016
A look back at some of the week's news Elite universities' proportion of disadvantaged students drops The proportion of disadvantaged students at several Russell…
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18 February 2016
UCU said today that the best way to ensure fair access to elite universities for disadvantaged students was to reform university admissions. UCU was responding…
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17 February 2016
Sixty per cent of students have witnessed bullying based on sexual orientation, with one on 10 saying they see it every day, warns a new report released today.…
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12 February 2016
A look back at some of the week's news Report reveals university heads' pay rises and perks University bosses received an average salary of £272,432 for the academic…
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