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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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18 October 2007
Government plans to axe degree funding for certain students contradict its own lifelong learning agenda and will hit universities offering courses to adults and…
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17 October 2007
UCU today expressed continuing concern about the provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), following a government announcement regarding new…
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5 October 2007
UCU has welcomed government plans to invest in science and technology and the teaching of STEM subjects, outlined in the government's response to a review of science…
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25 September 2007
UCU today said that staff needed to be recognised for the extra 'unscheduled' work outside of teaching hours they put in with their students. A Higher Education…
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13 September 2007
UCU president, Linda Newman, urged delegates at the TUC Congress in Brighton to back the union's fight against privatisation in further and higher education. Speaking…
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13 September 2007
UCU today warned that recent departmental closures in strategic subjects like the sciences must not be allowed to continue if the UK wants to ensure future students…
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29 June 2007
UCU has urged the government to implement a one year moratorium on changes in entitlement to free courses in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Today,…
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27 June 2007
Ahead of Gordon Brown becoming prime minister later today, UCU urged the former chancellor to back up his consistent warm words on the importance of education through…
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26 June 2007
UCU today warned against increasing the cost of studying at university. On the day Universities UK (UUK) releases a report assessing the impact of top-up fees on…
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