Author: UCU releases

A college lecturer has been left with permanent damage to his hearing after being exposed to excessive noise at work.

University's plans for cuts will see Leeds drop to bottom of the league table of leading UK institutions.

Preston College looks increasingly likely that it will face disruptive strike action in the new year after UCU announced today that it will be balloting its members at the college for strike action in a row over job cuts.

Secret government plans to axe staff in further education colleges to meet huge budget cuts would make a mockery of the government's muchvaunted commitment to education, said UCU today.

UCU today said any positive news in today's Skills for Growth The National Skills Strategy, launched by Lord Mandelson, would be lost in the confusion over the government's plans for further education.

The University of Leeds looks increasingly likely to be disrupted by strike action after UCU called an official dispute with the university and its members voted overwhelmingly to ballot for strike action.

UCU today said the fees review, announced this morning by Lord Mandelson, had to properly scrutinise every aspect of university funding and not just tuition fees

Members of the UCU will be taking strike action at the University of Westminster on 13 November in a row over four years' pay.

UCU today said the government had to listen to the general public as it prepares to launch a review into the future of higher education funding. On the eve of the review, a poll has revealed that the public overwhelmingly rejects any rise in tuition fees and said it needed to have full confidence that the review will be properly conducted.

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