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26 February 2015
A private college that was one of the main beneficiaries of the government's move to allow for-profit companies access to public funding has been banned from recruiting…
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24 February 2015
The government failed to heed explicit warnings about the dangers of vast sums of public money being given to for-profit higher education colleges, says a report…
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6 February 2015
Politicians, polling specialists, political commentators, academics, policy experts and student leaders will debate further and higher education policy at a central…
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5 February 2015
UCU today added its support to National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) and warned that if people fail to register to vote they risk being marginalised by politicians.…
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3 February 2015
Over 500 of the UK's most senior academics have signed a letter in today's Guardian warning that controversial new laws aimed at tackling extremism would place…
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2 February 2015
Controversial government plans to place a legal duty on universities to prevent students from being drawn into terrorism are in conflict with existing freedom of…
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18 December 2014
UCU said today that academic and academic-related staff should be congratulated for their dedication and hard work, following the publication of the Research Excellence…
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17 December 2014
UCU responded to today's release of the government's science and innovation strategy by backing calls from the business, innovation and skills select committee…
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3 December 2014
Bolder measures are needed to encourage more people into postgraduate study and to ensure the replenishment of the academic profession, UCU said today. Speaking…
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27 November 2014
Universities performing best at recruiting trainee teachers according to new government data Schools across England are at risk of teacher shortages in key subject…
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