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12 October 2011
UCU said today that the government needed to urgently rethink policies that would restrict young people's access to education, training and work as youth unemployment…
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6 October 2011
Slashing funding threatens world reputation warns UCU The UK is second behind America in new global rankings released today. The annual tables from Times Higher…
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3 October 2011
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and UNISON at Middlesex University will be on strike tomorrow in a row over job cuts and changes to staff terms…
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29 September 2011
UCU Scotland responds to the announcement by University of Glasgow to charge £6,750 annual fees for students from the rest of the UK The University has said they…
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29 September 2011
New figures released today on eve of staff strike reveal that under-fire Middlesex University is one of the worst in the country when it comes to offering financial…
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29 September 2011
The country's most elite universities provide bigger grants for students from poorer backgrounds but fail to attract them in any great numbers, according to figures…
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28 September 2011
Staff at Middlesex University will be on strike on Tuesday 4 October unless urgent talks can resolve an increasingly bitter dispute over job cuts and changes to…
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27 September 2011
UCU Scotland has criticised the the announcement by Dundee and Strathclyde universities to charge £9,000 annual fees for students from the rest of the UK. Although…
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25 September 2011
UCU today said it welcomed the Labour Party's plan to force business to contribute to the cost of higher education. The union said that for too long business had…
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22 September 2011
UCU says coalition's student visa reforms could hit universities' finances The number of foreign students studying at UK universities has rocketed over the past…
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