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26 March 2010
Northumberland College has today (Friday) confirmed that it will be making 67 academic staff redundant and massively increasing the working hours of those who remain,…
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26 March 2010
Nelson and Colne College will be brought to a standstill on Monday (29 March) in a row over its failure to honour a pay deal agreed six years ago. Classes will…
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26 March 2010
The future of universities' role in Scotland, academic freedom, Facebook, student feedback and job losses are all on the agenda at the UCU Scotland Congress. The…
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25 March 2010
Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMC) has announced plans to axe 100 jobs. UCU, which represents lecturers at the college, today accused the college of breaking…
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25 March 2010
All Scottish universities will see a real terms reduction in their funding for the next academic year (2010/11), according to new funding allocations released today…
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24 March 2010
UCU today welcomed announcements in the budget of extra student places in universities and colleges. However, it said high quality education could not be delivered…
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24 March 2010
UCU today slammed the decision by the University of Reading to push ahead with swingeing cuts to science. The university council voted in favour of axing up to…
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24 March 2010
Staff and students at the University of Cumbria will join forces tomorrow in a march from the Cornmarket in Penrith to Newton Rigg as part of their campaign to…
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24 March 2010
UCU today confirmed that it had cancelled a ballot for industrial action at the University of Kent. Talks between the union and the institution resulted in the…
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23 March 2010
Members of UCU at King's College London have today announced that they will be out on strike next week on Tuesday 30 March in response to the university's refusal…
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