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3 October 2012
Two-thirds of UK universities have slumped down the global university league table, according to new rankings released today, by the Times Higher Education magazine.…
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11 September 2012
Investing in higher education boosts the economy and graduates are less likely to struggle to find work in a recession, says a major international study release…
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28 June 2012
The number of graduates assumed to be unemployed six months after graduation has doubled in the past five years, according to statistics released today. The figures,…
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27 June 2012
UCU today said that Nick Clegg was right to raise the problem of youth unemployment but warned that unless the government invested more in helping young people…
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22 June 2012
Staff and students lobby MPs as government predicts 100,000 fewer college students under controversial loans plan Campaigners have today written to the further…
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18 June 2012
UCU said today that the higher education sector needed proper regulation of for-profit education providers. The union was commenting on the government's response…
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11 June 2012
UCU today welcomed the announcement that the government is to limit the number of students private university providers can recruit and also review the quality…
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9 June 2012
A new study has today revealed that putting an individual through A-levels and university generates a £227,000 net gain for the economy. A new study has today revealed…
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31 May 2012
UCU responded to news today that 10% fewer people from England are applying to university compared to this time last year. Sally Hunt, general secretary of the…
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31 May 2012
New rankings published today reveal that the UK has the highest number of institutions in the world's top 100 new universities. UCU said the study underlined how…
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