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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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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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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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30 April 2012
UCU has condemned proposals announced by Heriot-Watt University, to axe 25 % of staff in the school of textiles at its Borders campus in Galashiels. The cuts will…
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29 March 2012
New figures reveal that Scotland has the highest proportion of students dropping out of university in the UK. Almost one in 10 students (9.4% in 2009/10) dropped…
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23 March 2012
Michael Russell, cabinet secretary welcomes the HE governance review with the presidents of UCU and NUS Scotland. Addressing delegates and guests at UCU Scotland…
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23 March 2012
The cabinet secretary for education, Michael Russell, will be quizzed on his plans for higher education at UCU Scotland's annual congress. University governance,…
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13 March 2012
Scrutiny of university governance review in Holyrood is opportunity for politicians to confirm their commitment to key improvements, says union Ahead of the Education…
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23 February 2012
The number of full-time undergraduate courses on offer at UK universities has fallen by more than a quarter (27%) since 2006, according to a report published by…
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