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• Lecturers' hard work recognised in national survey UCU today welcomed the positive results of the fourth National Student Survey (NSS). The survey of nearly 220,000 students revealed that over four fifths of students (83%) were happy with the teaching on their course and 82% were satisfied overall - both statistics an increase on the 2007 survey.

• Back prison educators, says UCU UCU said today that people needed to have faith in the prison service and that can only be achieved with proper support for the people who educate offenders.

• TUC backs anti-tuition fee call UCU said today that the TUC's rejection of university top-up fees was a stark warning to universities and politicians looking to exacerbate student debt. The union said the support from the trade union movement was vital ahead of next year's student funding review.

• Government must stop insulting public sector workers, says UCU UCU said today that the government had to listen to public sector workers. UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said ministers had to stop seeing public sector workers as a 'problem to be solved rather than an asset to be treasured'.

• Nottingham Trent University in strike call Members of UCU at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are set to vote on strike action in on ongoing row over union recognition.

• Keele University verdict is warning to all institutions that they cannot ignore the rules, says UCU UCU said today that a key ruling on university rules sent a clear message to all institutions that they cannot ride roughshod over regulation and warned any that do that they can expect to feel the full force of the union.