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7 November 2013
UCU today warned against making higher education overly reliant on private sources of funding. A new report on the future of universities' funding concludes that…
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24 October 2013
Figures released today show an increase in overall numbers of young people going to university. However, UCU warned that a raft of policies will do little to close…
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22 October 2013
Commenting on polling commissioned by the TES that has found only a quarter of young people were told about apprenticeships in their career lessons at school, UCU…
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21 October 2013
David Willetts's call for a 'cultural change back towards teaching' in UK universities is at odds with his government's creation of a 'funding monster' that values…
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17 October 2013
The role of Scotland's universities must be addressed in the run up to the independence referendum, said the UCU today. The union today released its manifesto for…
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15 October 2013
UCU today welcomed calls for greater funding for research in universities and the recommendation that universities across the country should benefit from the extra…
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9 October 2013
The number of grandparents who contribute to the cost of their grandchildren's university education is expected to rocket in the next decade, says a study* released…
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8 October 2013
England and Northern Ireland have some of the highest proportions of adults with poor numeracy and literacy skills, according to a new report released today. Across…
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4 October 2013
Members of UCU at the University of Bath have today launched a petition to try and halt the closure of the institution's teacher training (PGCE) programme. Union…
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3 October 2013
Tory plans to axe benefits for young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) will not help combat youth inactivity, said UCU today. Nine in 10 NEETs…
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