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22 November 2012
One in six (17%) young people (aged 16-24) in England are not in education, employment or training (so-called NEETs), according to government statistics released…
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21 November 2012
UCU fears privatisation plans will erode scrutiny of university's decisions and allow private equity funds a route into UK higher education The University of Central…
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21 November 2012
Students and staff must keep up their fight against the government's education policies, the president of UCU, Kathy Taylor, will tell protestors today. Speaking…
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20 November 2012
Staff at the University of Bolton have delivered a damning vote of no confidence in their management team. Members of UCU and UNISON overwhelmingly passed a motion…
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20 November 2012
UCU said today that prison education was essential if the government's plans to cut reoffending were to have any chance of success. Prisoners without access to…
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13 November 2012
Higher tuition fees were the biggest contributor to a rise in inflation, said the Office for National Statistics today. UCU said the news was further evidence that…
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13 November 2012
Almost 100 staff at the University of Bolton could lose their jobs in a major shake-up, which would see 15% of the total workforce made redundant. The university…
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8 November 2012
The University of Gloucestershire's decision to embark on a partnership with the private company INTO has been labelled unnecessary and too risky today. The institution…
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5 November 2012
Responding to HEFCE's report* highlighting that student enrolments are down more than forecast for 2012/13, UCU warned a trio of government policies have created…
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25 October 2012
The government has underestimated the cost to the public purse of its controversial changes to university funding, warns a report released today. The report, from…
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