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  • Academic Unions at GCU call for a re-think on re-sit ‘fines’

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    The GCU branches of the University and College Union (UCU) and the Educational Institute for Scotland (EIS) both called today for the senior management at Glasgow Caledonian University to reconsider their decision to fine students, who need to undertake re-sits of exams or of modules. From the coming semester, students re-sitting exams will now have…

  • Why we support the students

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    A joint statement from UCU and NUS Scotland calls for support from academics for the NUS campaign to reclaim their voice. It says: “Students have been proud to be at the forefront of challenging the Coalition Government’s austerity measures. The dismantling of our education, for generations to come, is nothing short of criminal. So from…