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28 September 2020
UCU has written to prime minister Boris Johnson to urge him to make online learning universities' default position, protect students' education and stop any further…
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27 September 2020
Staff at Manchester Metropolitan University say they feel nothing but sympathy for the 1,700 students under lockdown in halls of residence.
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25 September 2020
Manchester Metropolitan University has told around 1,700 students to self-isolate for a fortnight with immediate effect after Covid outbreaks in halls of residence.…
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24 September 2020
Commenting on the updated rules for students in Scotland, UCU's Scotland official Mary Senior said: 'It is astounding that the Scottish government and principals…
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24 September 2020
Union says minister's threat of Christmas lockdown is not the solution and the plans are based on a flawed vision of university life In response to Matt Hancock…
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23 September 2020
UCU said the university's refusal to follow Liverpool Hope University and Liverpool John Moores University online was a dereliction of its civic duty and was putting…
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18 September 2020
An associate professor of educational leadership from the University of Warwick was elected national president of UCU. Dr Justine Mercer will first serve as vice-president…
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16 September 2020
Union says institutions must have plans in place to deal with the Covid-19 threat as it launches system to allow members to directly relay their concerns The union…
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14 September 2020
A second Covid wave is preventable if ministers and universities follow the science and move as much work at colleges and universities as possible online, said…
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11 September 2020
Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana has called on Warwick and Coventry universities to move teaching online and abandon plans for wider reopening of campuses.
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