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Aug 10, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
UCU’s @mattwucu will be on You and Yours on
@BBCRadio4 from 12.20pm discussing the importance of universities to local economies. Listen live here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…
He points to research that shows a third of workers in university towns say their job depends on the local university.

ucu.org.uk/article/10888/…
He mentions another study, which shows universities create 100,000s of jobs across the country, in big cities like London, smaller cities like Lincoln, and towns like St Andrews.

ucu.org.uk/article/10922/…
There is huge uncertainty about what will happen to universities this year.

UCU has launched #FundTheFuture to stand up for education in response to the Covid-19 crisis and its impact upon staff and students.

Find out more here: fundthefuture.org.uk
Listen back to the full interview at 23 minutes in here:

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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Thank you to everyone who voted, we now move on to the branch delegate meeting today, and higher education committee tomorrow.

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Q: Do you support UCU members being formally consulted on the proposals that have been reached with UCEA on pay, ending zero hour contracts, workloads, casualisation and closing equality pay gaps?

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Royal Holloway members are meeting online today at 1pm @RH_UCU

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