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17 February 2009
UCU today welcomed the decision by the University of Plymouth to save key academic jobs. The union said it was pleased that the threat of compulsory redundancies…
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16 February 2009
UCU said today that students and universities needed proper government support if the country was to deliver high quality higher education to all those with the…
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13 February 2009
The university's 'Love and Justice' month has also been dismissed as an ill-timed gimmick. Oxford Brookes University has been accused of putting the health of its…
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12 February 2009
Reading University is under fire over plans to axe its School of Health and Social Care. Critics have slammed moves to shut a department that produces social workers…
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11 February 2009
UCU said today that the fact new and recent graduates are competing in the most competitive graduate job market for years, saddled with record levels of debt, was…
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9 February 2009
UCU today urged City University to abandon plans to privatise the recruitment, teaching and accommodation of international students. The union is angry at what…
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29 January 2009
UCU said today that it was particularly concerned by a drop in the number of part-time students at university. Statistics released by the Higher Education Statistics…
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21 January 2009
UCU today slammed plans from Plymouth University to splurge £2.5 million on improvements to a local swimming pool, as it considers compulsory redundancies among…
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19 January 2009
UCU today slammed privatisation proposals at City University. The union said the plans to privatise the recruitment, teaching and accommodation of international…
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16 January 2009
UCU today welcomed calls from an influential parliamentary committee to support colleges delivering relevant training to individuals and communities likely to be…
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