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20 March 2008
Funding increases for Scottish universities announced today mean that there is no need to rush into redundancy threats, said UCU today. The Scottish Funding Council…
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28 February 2008
UCU has today responded to calls for an independent commission on university funding in Scotland. Commenting on the amendments to the Graduate Endowment Abolition…
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20 December 2007
UCU Scotland today condemned the lack of involvement of key stakeholders in the taskforce on universities. It said the SNP government had broken its implicit agreement…
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15 November 2007
UCU Scotland today warned that the government's warm words about a 'smarter Scotland' had to be backed with proper funding. The union is disappointed that yesterday's…
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13 November 2007
UCU Scotland today welcomed the Scottish Government's Economic Strategy and its recognition of the vital role for universities in delivering a Celtic Lion and called…
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10 September 2007
UCU Scotland today welcomed the Scottish government's commitment to higher education in the skills strategy. The strategy states that: 'A steady flow of graduates…
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20 August 2007
UCU Scotland today celebrated the Scottish Executive's announcement of additional funding to allow Glasgow University to remain at the Crichton Campus. In February…
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3 August 2007
UCU Scotland praises the decision by the Scottish Government to waive undergraduate university fees for asylum-seekers. Even when refugees meet the criteria for…
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20 July 2007
Responding to university application figures released today by the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), UCU Scotland warned that the decline in the…
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13 June 2007
UCU Scotland is calling for a commitment from the new SNP administration to real terms increases in higher education funding and to build a consensus about student…
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