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22 March 2013
Staff at Barnet and Southgate College are furious the college is refusing to honour a nationally-agreed pay rise of just 0.7% when it has been revealed that six…
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20 March 2013
UCU today cautiously welcomed news in the budget that the government has decided against allowing for-profit providers of higher education VAT exemption. UCU led…
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20 March 2013
Following the publication of the first stage report on the post-16 bill, UCU Scotland said the bill must include legislation to ensure greater transparency in Scottish…
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20 March 2013
Chancellor says education is key long-term policy, but fails to back warm words with investment Education is key to driving growth and ensuring the country can…
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20 March 2013
Opponents of plans to privatise the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) are protesting on campus tomorrow. There will be a lunchtime rally, followed by a privatisation…
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18 March 2013
UCU today said Lord Heseltine's report needed to genuinely embrace democratic collaboration at a local level if people were to access decent education. The recommendations…
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18 March 2013
The four members of staff sacked by Halesowen College are taking their fight to employment tribunals as their colleagues embark on industrial action, said UCU today.…
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15 March 2013
UCU today said a robust, open and fair bidding process was needed to ensure the long-term viability of decent education for students in Kent. The union was responding…
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15 March 2013
A report released today warns that some universities will need to work hard to increase surpluses to meeting borrowing obligations. The report¹ says that if surpluses…
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14 March 2013
UCU today welcomed warm words from the government regarding apprenticeships and drew attention to the huge contribution they are predicted to make to the economy…
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