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12 July 2012
The government approved over 400 degree and diploma courses at private universities for taxpayer funding in 2011/12 without checking on the quality of courses offered…
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5 July 2012
The University of Birmingham has announced plans to axe its award-winning Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity (IAA), with the loss of 19 jobs. The internationally…
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2 July 2012
UCU said today that universities should pay researchers properly for their work. The union was responding to a job advert seeking an 'honorary research assistant'…
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28 June 2012
The Scottish government has set out plans for a Scottish Code of Good Higher Education Governance. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Michael Russell, cabinet…
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28 June 2012
The number of graduates assumed to be unemployed six months after graduation remains steady in Scottish universities, according to higher education statistics.…
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28 June 2012
The number of graduates assumed to be unemployed six months after graduation has doubled in the past five years, according to statistics released today. The figures,…
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26 June 2012
Members of UCU at Salford University are out on strike today in their dispute with the university over compulsory job losses. The union said that, despite 'bizarre…
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25 June 2012
Staff at Heriot-Watt University lobby members of its governing body in a row over compulsory redundancies at the School of Textiles based at the Galashiels campus.…
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21 June 2012
UCU today announced that it has signed a recognition agreement with New York University (NYU) to represent staff at the university's London campus. The union said…
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21 June 2012
Members of UCU at the University of Salford will be out on strike on Tuesday 26 June in their dispute with the university over compulsory job losses. Staff will…
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