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30 September 2008
UCU today rejected the call from Oxford University chancellor, Lord Patten, to relax the current £3,000-a-year cap on university tuition fees. Responding to Lord…
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30 September 2008
UCU said today it was disappointed that Nottingham Trent University (NTU) refused members of the press permission to enter its Clifton Campus yesterday afternoon.…
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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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