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17 October 2013
The role of Scotland's universities must be addressed in the run up to the independence referendum, said the Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ today. The union today released its manifesto for…
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14 October 2013
Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ today warned that the extensive use of zero-hours contracts in Scottish universities was bad for lecturers and bad for students. The union has submitted evidence…
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11 September 2013
Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ Scotland welcomes the marginal increase in cash funds. In the budget statement today John Swinney announced a cash increase of £19m, 2%, for universities in…
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6 September 2013
The University of Edinburgh announced that it has signed an agreement with the Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ to wipe out the use of zero-hour contracts at the university. The news comes…
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5 September 2013
Scottish universities are far more likely to have staff working on zero-hour contracts than other workplaces, according to new research by Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ. Two-thirds (66%)…
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18 July 2013
A new code of governance for Scottish universities will fail to ensure proper scrutiny of Scottish universities and should be rejected by the government, said the…
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27 June 2013
Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ welcomed the passage of the Post-16 Bill, which includes key legislation on the governance of Scottish universities and plans to increase university applications…
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26 June 2013
MSPs must use a golden opportunity to give university staff a greater say in how their institutions are run, when they take part in a key vote in Parliament says…
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25 April 2013
Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ takes its appeal over redundancy consultations to the Scottish Court of Session in Edinburgh. The union is arguing that the University of Stirling was wrong…
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16 April 2013
A new draft code of governance for Scottish universities, published today (Tuesday), will fail to ensure proper scrutiny of institutions' major decisions and should…
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