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6 July 2017
UCU today welcomed plans from the Labour party to invest in a 'National Education Service' modelled on the NHS. The union said the proposals, which will allow adults…
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3 July 2017
Commenting on the findings of a report looking at the controversial anti-terror programme 'Prevent' , UCU said the government should conduct proper research into…
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29 June 2017
Following news that the University of Manchester has appointed George Osborne as an honorary professor of economics, UCU said it thought the university's decision…
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26 June 2017
Responding to a speech by Matthew Taylor at a TUC event on insecure jobs, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said the increase in self-employment and insecure contracts…
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2 June 2017
Why universities need real strength and stability In its editorial on Tuesday, the Guardian highlighted how universities are under threat from Brexit, creeping…
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25 May 2017
It will take 40 years to close the academic gender pay gap, warns a new report from UCU. The report reveals that, in 2015/16, UK universities had a 12% overall…
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25 May 2017
UK academics report significantly lower levels of protection for their academic freedom, when compared to colleagues in other EU countries, says a report from…
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5 May 2017
Academic pay lower last year than start of the decade The annual Times Higher Education pay survey revealed yesterday that average pay for UK academics was still…
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5 April 2017
The number of students from the EU who have applied to UK universities is down by 6% compared to this time last year, according to new figures. The figures from…
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31 March 2017
Staff dissatisfied with how universities are run and don't feel respected More than three-quarters of university staff are dissatisfied with the way their institution…
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