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10 March 2017
UCU attacks vice-chancellors after Lords amend higher education bill UCU this week thanked peers for making a series of amendments to the government's Higher Education…
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6 March 2017
UCU Scotland today expressed deep concerns at the news that Heriot Watt University plans to shed 100 jobs. UCU Scotland official Mary Senior said: 'This is a deeply…
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27 February 2017
More investment in further education is urgently required to rebuild capacity in the sector, UCU said today. The union was responding to the Institute for Fiscal…
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10 February 2017
Education community needs to "take back control" in the world of post-truth politics, says Sally Hunt Ahead of tomorrow's Cradle To Grave conference in London,…
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3 February 2017
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backs UCU FE campaign The TES reported this week that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has released a YouTube video backing UCU's campaign…
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27 January 2017
MPs take evidence on the impact of Brexit on higher education There is real concern about the damage being done to higher education by Brexit, but also from government…
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23 January 2017
Responding to government plans to invest £170m in technical education as part of an industrial strategy, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'It is encouraging…
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13 January 2017
UCU survey shows little support for HE Bill amid Brexit brain drain fears A YouGov survey , commissioned by UCU, revealed that academics believe Brexit and government…
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11 January 2017
Responding to a report today by the Higher Education Policy Institute looking at what Brexit and other global changes could mean for demand at UK universities from…
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9 January 2017
Four in five academics (81%) believe government plans to give new providers easier access to degree-awarding powers and a university title will have a negative…
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