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• Nottingham city centre protest Hundreds of UCU members from all around the country made clear their opposition to Nottingham Trent University's plans to de-recognise the union and cut facility time for union reps in a protest in the city centre today.

• UCU calls on chair of governors to resign over London university sacking row Members of UCU at the University of East London (UEL) today issued a vote of no confidence in Jim McKenna, the university's chair of governors, and called on him to resign.

• Oxford chancellor's call for higher fees is at odds with general public's view, says UCU UCU today rejected the call from Oxford University chancellor, Lord Patten, to relax the current £3,000-a-year cap on university tuition fees.

• New negotiating body lacks credibility, says UCU A proposed 'reformed' national negotiating body for higher education pay got off to a faltering start today at its inaugural meeting.

• Special FE sector conference recommends members accept pay offer A well attended delegate conference held on 20 September agreed to recommend that members accept the 2008/9 AOC pay offer of 3.2% from 1 October 2008. A ballot of all members will open on 29 September for two weeks.

• Financial mismanagement to blame for Plymouth job cuts, says UCU UCU today blamed financial mismanagement at the University of Plymouth for the announcement of over 100 academic staff redundancies.