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30 June 2022
UCU has today called on universities to invest in their staff as the latest financial sustainability report published by the Office for Students (OfS) showed universities…
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13 February 2021
In her first speech to UCU's annual congress as general secretary, Jo Grady set out the challenges workers in prison, adult, further and higher education are facing…
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16 November 2020
In an open letter over 770 researchers have slammed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) over its treatment of students during the Covid-19 pandemic. The letter comes…
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2 October 2020
Manchester Metropolitan locked down 1,700 students on Friday night Last Friday night, Manchester Metropolitan University told around 1,700 students to self-isolate…
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28 August 2020
Scapegoats, U-turns, dithering and confusion reign in Westminster It's been another week of scapegoating, dithering and U-turns from the Westminster government.…
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21 August 2020
A-level results chaos This week has been a grade-A government fiasco . It began with A-level students facing complete chaos . Last week they had received grades…
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14 August 2020
A-level chaos and confusion as minister accused of making up policy on the hoof A-level results day was one of chaos and confusion , rather than celebration yesterday.…
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13 August 2020
Students have spent much of this year working incredibly hard in unprecedented circumstances. School closures have particularly impacted the least affluent, who…
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7 August 2020
"Towns and cities will fail if universities do" UCU's groundbreaking work looking at the impact universities have on local jobs and economies continued to pick…
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31 July 2020
New study demonstrates huge local economic impact of universities amid bankruptcy fears Universities typically support up to one additional job in the immediate…
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