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9 January 2012
UCU today said David Cameron's call for more scrutiny to be given to executives' pay should be extended to further and higher education after it was revealed that…
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5 January 2012
The government's university funding reforms will see annual public spending^ on teaching and research in England fall to its lowest proportion in over a century,…
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21 December 2011
UCU Scotland welcomed the indicative funding allocations for universities for the next academic year 2012-13 as announced by the Scottish Funding Council (Wednesday…
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20 December 2011
Commenting on the latest round of Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) talks, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'Following extensive talks with government officials…
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7 December 2011
In a letter to this morning's Daily Telegraph almost 500 academics have warned against government plans to allow for-profit companies to play a bigger role in UK…
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2 December 2011
Student bursaries and scholarships have been slashed by almost £14m as 25 universities and colleges have today had applications to reduce their tuition fees accepted.…
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1 December 2011
UCU says greater transparency needed on university donations as funding cuts will increase pressure on institutions to seek alternative funding sources UCU today…
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29 November 2011
Responding to today's autumn statement, UCU said it would take more than the repackaging of a jobs scheme the government had previously axed to tackle youth unemployment.…
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29 November 2011
UCU sees surge in membership as education secretary delivered attack on striking teachers • Union launches live blogging site with updates on disruptions at universities…
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28 November 2011
Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, has responded to news today that almost 25,000 fewer people (23,427) have applied to university compared to this time last year.…
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