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6 September 2012
Union welcomes committee's report as 'sensible voice' in immigration debate Overseas students should not be recorded in migration figures said the influential business,…
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5 September 2012
Staff and students from London Metropolitan University (LMU) will today hold a protest outside the Home Office* from 1pm against the UK Border Agency's decision…
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30 August 2012
UCU said this morning that the chaotic handling of the decision to revoke London Metropolitan University's licence to teach foreign students would send a damaging…
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22 August 2012
UCU Scotland welcomes increases in financial support for university students. The Scottish Government announced that from the next academic year (2013/14): Students…
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22 August 2012
One in six 18-year-olds (15.5%) in England were not in education, employment or training between April and June, according to new government figures released today…
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22 August 2012
Unions at the University of Sussex today (Wednesday) accused senior management of trying to keep staff 'in the dark' over plans to privatise the university's support…
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16 August 2012
As thousands of university applicants enter clearing, UCU today said the government's failure to fund sufficient university places would leave thousands facing…
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16 August 2012
Commenting ahead of today's A-level results, UCU warned that the government's decision to 'ration' access to higher education would endanger economic growth and…
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15 August 2012
Responding to the news that London Metropolitan University (LMU) is in talks to privatise its support services UCU today warned universities against putting their…
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9 August 2012
Report warns of 15,000 'missing' young applicants The number of people applying to university has dropped most sharply in England, following the introduction of…
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