UCU today warned that a qualifications 'domino effect' could leave GCSE students without a place at college this year.

Seventy-one investment staff at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) shared bonus payments of £2.89m in the year to the end of March 2010. The USS board recently voted to remove a final-salary pension scheme for new entrants and to raise the retirement age because of apparent financial problems.

The University of Reading is under pressure to withdraw plans for compulsory redundancies in its Film, Theatre and Television department.

Union says minister's advice to students to lower their university ambitions makes a mockery of Nick Clegg's social mobility pledge.

UCU said today that it was a tragedy that 2010 would be remembered as the year when record numbers of qualified students - encouraged throughout their academic careers to aspire, and apply to, university - would be turned away from university.

UCU today said that university staff deserved praise for the continuing high levels of satisfaction amongst students.

UCU today warned against further increases to the cost of a university degree after a new survey revealed that student debt is already approaching £25,000.

Key workers including doctors, teachers and nurses face massively increased study bills

UCU said it was concerned that many students will still miss out on a university place, despite a record number of applicants accepted to Scottish universities.

UCU today said a national bursary scheme was required to ensure that all students can access funds they are entitled to.