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  • Highlights from the UCU LGBT+ Research conference

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    Mel McKenna,  UCU@GCU               I recently attended the 2019 LGBT+ research conference at the University of Manchester and wanted to share the highlights with GCU branch members. The conference packed a lot into a short day and shared lots of interesting research that is taking place throughout the UK…

  • Catholic Chaplain not to return to GCU

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    UCU@GCU welcomes the post from university management this afternoon, that ‘following due consultation’, Father Mark Morris, erstwhile Catholic Chaplain at GCU, will not be returning to his chaplaincy role at GCU: The university statement is below: Yesterday the University expressed “extreme disappointment” on learning our Catholic chaplain Father Mark Morris had held a service at…

  • No room for bigotry at GCU says UCU

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    Following the news today that the GCU Catholic chaplain held a mass ‘for the gross offence to God which is Pride Glasgow’ (link to evening times article: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/16359297.glasgow-caledonian-university-chaplain-holds-mass-for-gross-offence-of-pride/ )  the GCU branch of UCU calls for clear and decisive action from the University. The actions of the chaplain amount to homophobic hate speech and undermines the equality and diversity…