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Leading news and reaction from UCU.
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15 October 2020
UCU said that plans to lockdown students in English universities for two weeks before Christmas were unworkable and that the government needed to move all possible…
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13 October 2020
The level of the Covid-19 crisis on campuses is a direct result of the Westminster government ignoring expert advice and deciding to put the health of university…
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12 October 2020
UCU said the prime minister was wrong to declare that universities will stay open under new local restrictions. The union said institutions across the UK need to…
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12 October 2020
UCU has called on the government to implement a fairer assessment system for exams to ensure the chaos of the summer is not repeated. Responding to the announcement…
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9 October 2020
Commenting on the letter sent by the minister for further education, higher education and science, Richard Lochhead MSP, to higher education stakeholders following…
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9 October 2020
UCU said the University of Liverpool's delay in moving online may have contributed to a rise in Covid cases.
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7 October 2020
UCU welcomed the decision by Northumbria University to move learning online after its members threatened to ballot for industrial action over Covid health and safety…
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7 October 2020
UCU said steps taken by Sheffield's universities to reduce in-person teaching did not go far enough, and showed the government needs to change its guidance immediately.…
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6 October 2020
UCU welcomed the decision taken by the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University to move learning online, but said Covid outbreaks could have…
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6 October 2020
UCU members agreed to ballot for industrial action over Covid health and safety failings, and said Northumbria University vice-chancellor Professor Andrew Wathey…
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