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13 June 2017
Staff at the Open University have told the institution that it must set out exactly what plans for the future mean for staff. Complaining that proposals set out…
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13 June 2017
Staff at Darlington College will stage a demonstration tomorrow lunchtime in a row over proposals to slash lecturers' salaries by up to 10%. Staff will gather outside…
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9 June 2017
UCU praises effort of university and college staff to get young people voting Commenting on the general election result, UCU said it was delighted to see an increase…
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9 June 2017
Over a quarter (28%) of the teaching workforce in further education are employed on insecure precarious contracts, with the majority of staff (69%) on hourly-paid…
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9 June 2017
Commenting on the general election result, UCU said it was pleased at reports of increased turnout by young people, and that the votes of university and college…
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2 June 2017
Why universities need real strength and stability In its editorial on Tuesday, the Guardian highlighted how universities are under threat from Brexit, creeping…
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30 May 2017
UCU has announced today that its members at Manchester Metropolitan University on both the Manchester and Crewe campuses will walk out on strike for two days on…
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27 May 2017
The Conservatives have been an 'unmitigated disaster' for people working in education, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said today. Speaking at the in Brighton,…
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26 May 2017
Academic gender pay gap will take 40 years to close, says new report It will take 40 years to close the academic gender pay gap, warns a report released today by…
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26 May 2017
UCU has called on Durham University to halt plans to scrap its social work degrees. Under recommendations as part of the university's 10-year strategy, the two-year…
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