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3 December 2014
Bolder measures are needed to encourage more people into postgraduate study and to ensure the replenishment of the academic profession, UCU said today. Speaking…
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25 November 2014
The next government must look again at student finance and consider radical alternatives to the current system says UCU as it launches its 15-point pre-election…
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13 November 2014
England and Northern Ireland are propping up an international league table that ranks how many people have professional education and training qualifications, according…
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7 November 2014
The Scottish government today launching a consultation for a planned higher education governance bill next year. Mary Senior, UCU Scotland Official, said: 'UCU…
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30 October 2014
Moving teacher training away from universities and into schools, is leading to a shortage of teachers for key science, technology, engineering and maths subjects,…
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23 September 2014
UCU today welcomed the emphasis that Labour leader Ed Miliband put on apprenticeships in his conference speech, but called on all political parties to go further…
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18 September 2014
The government must clearly set out where funding for extra student places will come from as the number controls are lifted, UCU said today. Speaking in response…
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9 September 2014
The UK is lagging behind competitor countries including the United States, Japan and France in terms of spending per student at degree-level, according to a major…
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8 September 2014
Responding to the Liberal Democrats' pre-manifesto education commitments today, UCU welcomed many of the education proposals, but called on them and all parties…
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28 August 2014
UCU today welcomed plans to reform Britain's universities from Shadow Universities Minister, Liam Byrne. The union said his contribution, published by the Social…
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