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8 October 2013
England and Northern Ireland have some of the highest proportions of adults with poor numeracy and literacy skills, according to a new report released today. Across…
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3 October 2013
Tory plans to axe benefits for young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) will not help combat youth inactivity, said UCU today. Nine in 10 NEETs…
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2 October 2013
The UK is holding steady in a league table ranking the world's best universities released today. Once again, the UK has 31 institutions in the global top 200 table…
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2 October 2013
UCU said today that the Prime Minister's pledge that everyone under 25 should be 'earning or learning' would be empty rhetoric unless accompanied by decently-rewarded…
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27 September 2013
UCU said today that education has a key role to play in avoiding runaway climate change and achieving a low carbon economy. The union's comments come as a landmark…
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14 August 2013
UCU said today that it will continue to push the government to ensure that newly-appointed further education lecturers have to have a proper teaching qualification.…
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31 July 2013
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is investigating the breadth and impact of zero-hours contracts, confirmed deputy prime minister Nick Clegg…
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29 July 2013
UCU today welcomed elements of a new international education strategy from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). The union said that efforts to…
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17 July 2013
Responding to the unemployment figures released today (Wednesday), UCU said the government needed to improve access to education and jobs for young people. The…
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11 July 2013
UCU was last night awarded a TUC Communication Award for its work on the Holocaust. The union submitted a film made by Paul Rey-Burns for the union to commemorate…
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