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3 November 2010
Scottish students will be hit with an increase in their debt if Westminster plans to increase university fees and increase the interest on the debt are implemented.…
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3 November 2010
Higher fees and increased debt are a stealth tax on aspiration and learning says UCU Graduates who earn the national average salary will be hit with tax bills almost…
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2 November 2010
UCU today warned that if the government pushed ahead with plans to increase university fees thousands would be priced out of higher education. Responding to today's…
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2 November 2010
Radical government reforms to shift teacher training away from universities and focus it in schools could be 'fraught with difficulty', a leading expert will warn…
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2 November 2010
Colleges in some of the most deprived areas of England will be the hardest hit if the government scraps the educational maintenance allowance (EMA), warns analysis…
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1 November 2010
UCU today said that the government could not sell its plans to increase the cost of a university education on the back of 'specious graduate pay premiums.' The…
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28 October 2010
UCU said the university funding debate in Scotland had to move on from the tired arguments south of the border about how to squeeze money out of students and look…
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25 October 2010
Commenting on David Cameron's announcement that £200m will be spent creating new centres to help commercialise university research, UCU called for big business…
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22 October 2010
UCU today (Friday) said planned cuts to university teaching budgets would have a devastating effect on local businesses. Business schools generate £2 billion in…
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22 October 2010
UCU today accused Nick Clegg of trying to spin his way out of trouble over university funding. Responding to claims by the deputy prime minister in today's Guardian…
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