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7 September 2011
A new report by academics at the London School of Economics' Centre for the Economics of Education today predicted a 7.51% reduction in university entrance rates…
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6 September 2011
UCU today warned that new guidelines for university research will penalise female academics who take maternity leave. Under the draft proposals, which are part…
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5 September 2011
UCU Scotland has criticised the announcement that Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt Universities will charge £9,000 fees per year for students from the rest of the UK.…
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5 September 2011
UCU today welcomed comments from the deputy prime-minister, Nick Clegg, that schools and academies should never be run for profit, and called on him to give the…
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1 September 2011
Graduates from the class of 2007 are more likely to be unemployed than those who left university earlier in the decade, according to new statistics released today.…
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26 August 2011
UCU Scotland has criticised the announcement that Aberdeen University will charge £9,000 fees per year for students from the rest of the UK. In a statement* to…
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12 August 2011
Average student debt for English students is expected to rise to nearly £60,000 when higher fees are introduced, according to a new survey released today by the…
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28 July 2011
UCU today warned the government that allowing the growth of for-profit education companies could lead to students being ripped off. The news comes after Carl Lygo,…
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27 July 2011
UCU said today it was pleased that Nick Clegg has taken up the issue of university privatisation with the government, amid growing pressure from Liberal Democrat…
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22 July 2011
Different areas of the same cities and counties in Britain have huge disparities in educational achievement, warns new analysis released today. The analysis, from…
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