July 2012

• Three-fifths of colleges report course closures
  26 July 2012

  6,000 college jobs lost and two-thirds of colleges see applications drop
• Average university tuition fee set to rise to more than £8,500 a year
  26 July 2012

  The average university tuition fee will break the £8,500 barrier in 2013, according to new figures released today.
• Staff protest at Salford
  20 July 2012

  UCU members at Salford University have held lunchtime protests against the university's plans to cut jobs.
• UCU Wales calls on the Governing body of Cardiff Metropolitan University to engage in merger discussions
  18 July 2012

  UCU Wales is today calling upon the Board of Governors at Cardiff Metropolitan University to engage positively in discussions around a three way merger with University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales Newport.
• Staff protest at University of East London
  18 July 2012

  Members of UCU at the University of East London (UEL) will today hold protests outside the university's Stratford campus in a row over terms and conditions.
• Hundreds of schools and colleges not sending pupils to Oxford and Cambridge
  17 July 2012

  Three hundred and thirty schools and colleges in England sent no pupils on to the UK's highest-ranking universities it was revealed today (Tuesday).
• UCU Wales calls on Cardiff Metropolitan University to end governance failure
  16 July 2012

  UCU Wales has today criticised the Board of Governors at Cardiff Metropolitan University for failing to make decisions in the best interest of the institution.
• Government ignoring the evidence on teacher training, union warns
  16 July 2012

  UCU today warned that government plans to reduce the role of universities in teacher training risk putting professional standards at risk.
• Government announces concessions on college loan plans
  12 July 2012

  UCU today welcomed the announcement by the government that it will introduce measures to mitigate against the impact of its new further education loans system, but said that concerns remained over learner participation.
• Staff to strike at University of East London
  12 July 2012

  Members of UCU at the University of East London (UEL) will begin a programme of strike action from the start of next term in a row over terms and conditions, it was announced today. A protest will be held outside Stratford campus next Wednesday (18 July).