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12 November 2009
A college lecturer has been left with permanent damage to his hearing after being exposed to excessive noise at work. Malcolm Hipkin, 65, from Gateshead received…
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30 September 2009
Responding to today's report by Professor David Coggon in to suspected radiation and mercury exposure at the University of Manchester's Rutherford building, 51¸£Àû…
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23 September 2009
Staff at the University of Sheffield have been told to clean their own areas and consider pooling bins after cutbacks on cleaning staff. 51¸£Àû has criticised the…
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20 July 2009
Teaching staff at the Oakhill Secure Training centre near Milton Keynes (who are employed by Manchester College) are walking out on 21 July over allegations of…
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27 February 2009
University lecturers are doing even more unpaid overtime than last year and far more than the national average, according to new figures from the Trades Union Congress…
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13 February 2009
The university's 'Love and Justice' month has also been dismissed as an ill-timed gimmick. Oxford Brookes University has been accused of putting the health of its…
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5 February 2009
Park Lane College in Leeds has been accused of putting the health and safety of its staff and the local population at risk. 51¸£Àû has reacted angrily to the news…
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11 December 2008
A damning report on UK universities reveals today the levels of stress in higher education are considerably worse than recommendations from the Health and Safety…
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8 December 2008
A survey of 3,000 further education staff has found their stress levels exceed the averages for British workers on seven key measures. The survey, carried out by…
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1 December 2008
51¸£Àû at Aberystwyth University today announced it is running an institution-wide survey of all academic and professional/managerial staff. The union says it is concerned…
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