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11 March 2011
UCU Scotland has questioned the wisdom of the University of Stirling's decision to effectively shut the only aquaculture institute in Scotland. The university wants…
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9 March 2011
UCU Scotland condemned the decision by Robert Gordon University to derecognise the University and College Union (UCU) and Unite trade unions. The derecognition…
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9 March 2011
Well over a hundred thousand students (135,705*) at 8 Scottish universities will be hit with strike action this month unless a dispute over changes to staff pensions…
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1 March 2011
UCU has called for a greater contribution from business to fund higher education. Speaking at a summit on the future of Scottish universities, UCU Scottish official,…
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28 February 2011
Members of the UCU at Heriot-Watt University are starting industrial action after the institution's management refused to negotiate with the union. Staff say they…
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21 December 2010
UCU said that an 8% funding cut in Scottish universities' budgets risked the country's institutions falling behind on the world stage. The Scottish Funding Council…
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16 December 2010
UCU Scotland welcomes the government commitment that the state should have prime responsibility to fund Scottish universities. The union was responding to a government…
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9 December 2010
Students, lecturers and pupils from across Scotland to protest Westminster's fees vote Students from across Scotland will join lecturers, pupils and their communities…
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7 December 2010
A YouGov poll found that Liberal Democrat candidates for next May's Scottish Parliament election will be punished at the polls should their Westminster counterparts…
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15 November 2010
UCU said that cuts to higher education funding announced in the budget must not be used by universities to lobby for increasing student fees or as an excuse to…
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