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Leading news and reaction from UCU.
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29 September 2008
A proposed 'reformed' national negotiating body for higher education pay got off to a faltering start today at its inaugural meeting. Although representatives from…
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29 September 2008
Members of UCU at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have today voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over an ongoing row about union recognition and…
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24 September 2008
UCU today welcomed news that the government wants to extend the opportunities for potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Commenting on the plans announced…
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23 September 2008
UCU today commented on today's rejection by the advocate-general in the European court of justice in Luxembourg of the claim by Age Concern that compelling people…
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22 September 2008
A well attended delegate conference held on 20 September agreed to recommend that members accept the 2008/9 AOC pay offer of 3.2% from 1 October 2008. A ballot…
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19 September 2008
The Labour Party could lose general election votes if it raises university tuition fees, warns a poll conducted for UCU by YouGov and released today (Friday) on…
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18 September 2008
UCU today blamed financial mismanagement at the University of Plymouth for the announcement of over 100 academic staff redundancies. The union said it was disingenuous…
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18 September 2008
UCU today reiterated calls for a national bursary scheme for students. The union said the inequity highlighted in a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute…
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11 September 2008
UCU today welcomed the positive results of the fourth National Student Survey (NSS). The survey of nearly 220,000 students revealed that over four fifths of students…
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10 September 2008
UCU said today that people needed to have faith in the prison service and that can only be achieved with proper support for the people who educate offenders. Alan…
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