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18 September 2007
Only Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece and Italy have higher student:staff ratios in their higher education institutions than Britain, according to the annual…
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18 September 2007
'Gagged' students and their lecturers will take part in events across the country today to highlight the threat to free courses in English for Speakers of Other…
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17 September 2007
UCU members at Fareham College are balloting on possible industrial action in an attempt to prevent the erosion of classroom teaching standards at the college.…
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13 September 2007
UCU president, Linda Newman, urged delegates at the TUC Congress in Brighton to back the union's fight against privatisation in further and higher education. Speaking…
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13 September 2007
UCU today warned that recent departmental closures in strategic subjects like the sciences must not be allowed to continue if the UK wants to ensure future students…
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12 September 2007
UCU today welcomed the positive results of the third National Student Survey (NSS). The survey of over 177,000 students revealed that over four fifths of students…
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12 September 2007
UCU will this lunchtime donate £2,000 to Justice for Colombia. The money has been donated by Sussex University UCU member, Jim Guild. Jim, a member of the union's…
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11 September 2007
UCU members at Craven College will begin to vote from this Friday on whether or not to take industrial action after experiencing a pay cut throughout the last year.…
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11 September 2007
Sally Hunt told delegates at the TUC Congress today that lifelong learning must be at the centre of the government's strategy for education and skills. Speaking…
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10 September 2007
UCU Scotland today welcomed the Scottish government's commitment to higher education in the skills strategy. The strategy states that: 'A steady flow of graduates…
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