17/07/2008 - The University and College Union (UCU) today (Thursday) welcomed news that free university tuition fees would be paid by the government for ex-servicemen and women after at least six years of service. Click here to read the full press release- 17/07/2008 - The University and College Union (UCU) today (Thursday) welcomed the overall positive picture of graduate employability, but warned the figures should be treated with caution by students or parents searching for information on long-term career prospects. Click here to read the full press release
- 16/07/2008 - Lewisham College is to abandon the prison education and training courses which it operates at Belmarsh and Brixton prisons. Click here to read the full press release
- 16/07/2008 - The University and College Union, UCU, today responded to the Communities and Local Government Committee's Community Cohesion and Migration Report. Click here to read the full press release
- 11/07/2008 - Teachers at the Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) say they need union protection because of aggressive management at the college. Click here to read the full press release
- 03/07/2008 - The University and College Union (UCU) warned today (Thursday) that figures on graduate employment and salaries should not be used by the government to suggest that a degree is the path to guaranteed job security or better pay. Click here to read the full press release
- 03/07/2008 - The University and College Union (UCU) today (Thursday 3 July) congratulated universities doing the most to combat climate change but urged all universities to step up the involvement of staff and students in their efforts. Click here to read the full press release
- 26/06/2008 - Lecturers at North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI) yesterday (25 June) agreed to ballot on possible strike action after the Institute's failure to tackle the bullying of staff. Click here to read the full press release
- 25/06/2008 - The nomination of Hereford Royal National College for the Blind as one of the sites for the 2012 Paralympics has been received somewhat sceptically by the University and College Union (UCU). Click here to read the full press release
- 20/06/2008 - Staff at Essex University have delivered a massive rejection of the University of Essex's plans to set up a joint venture to teach students with private company INTO. Click here to read the full press release
- 17/06/2008 - The government’s response to a highly critical parliamentary committee report on cuts in funding for second-time higher education students was arrogant and contradictory, said lecturers’ union leader Sally Hunt today ( Tuesday 17 June). Click here to read the full press release
- 13/06/2008 - The University and College Union today (Friday) announced that it has reached an interim agreement w Click here to read the full press release
- 09/06/2008 - Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU), will this afternoon launch Click here to read the full press release
- 06/06/2008 - College lecturers in London, members of the University and College Union (UCU), will take strike action on Monday (9 June). Click here to read the full press release
- 06/06/2008 - Keele University has one week to avoid the ignominy of becoming the first university to receive an academic boycott from the University and College union (UCU). Click here to read the full press release
- 05/06/2008 - The University and College Union (UCU) today (Thursday) welcomed the slight increase in the proportion of higher education students from disadvantaged backgrounds, but said more needs to be done to widen participation in the sector. Click here to read the full press release
- 04/06/2008 - Members from five further education trade unions: UNISON, University and College Union (UCU), GMB, UNITE, and the Association of Teachers and Lectures (ATL) will today (Wednesday June 4) stage joint protests over pay at colleges across the country. Click here to read the full press release
- 03/06/2008 - The University and College Union (UCU) today welcomed the announcement of an extra £81m to help teachers to prepare for the new Diploma, which is to be introduced in some schools and colleges from September. Click here to read the full press release
- 03/06/2008 - Minister of State for Higher Education, Bill Rammell, will host a number of events across the country with members of the University and College Union (UCU) debating academic freedom. Click here to read the full press release
- 30/05/2008 - Representatives of schoolteachers and college lecturers will today spell out their shared vision for Click here to read the full press release
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