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23 April 2019
UCU members at Winchester University are being balloted for strike action in a row over jobs. The university has said it wants to get rid of 55 posts - around 10%…
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12 April 2019
UCU members at three colleges in West Midlands strike over pay UCU members at three West Midlands colleges were the most recent to take strike action over pay this…
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10 April 2019
Responding to the government's decision not to extend financial support to universities facing increased costs to fund the Teachers' Pension Scheme, University…
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5 April 2019
New charter calls for apprenticeships to be refocused on young people Apprenticeships should be refocused towards young people and have education at their heart,…
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5 April 2019
UCU members will be on strike next week at Coventry College, City of Wolverhampton College and the Warwickshire College Group in a dispute over pay. UCU members…
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4 April 2019
Responding to calls from education secretary Damian Hinds for a review of university admissions, following controversy over the use of unconditional offers , UCU said…
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2 April 2019
Apprenticeships should be refocused towards young people and have education at their heart, according to a new charter launched today by UCU. The union said the…
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1 April 2019
Excessive workloads are taking their toll on the wellbeing of academic staff at Nottingham Trent University, with 94% of academic staff reporting that their workload…
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29 March 2019
Confused message from government calling for better teaching but not improved grades There was another weekend attack on universities from the government on Sunday…
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27 March 2019
UCU has reacted angrily to news of plans to axe 65 staff at SK College Group. The proposed job losses come just a year after 85 posts went at the college's sites…
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