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29 July 2010
UCU slammed plans in the Independent Budget Review to reintroduce university tuition fees in Scotland. The union said the review, which also recommended 60,000…
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26 July 2010
UCU today (Monday) warned the government that encouraging the growth of private universities would damage the UK's international reputation and invite serious questions…
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22 July 2010
UCU said the timing of an £82m cut, announced today by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) as part of its revised grant awards made a mockery…
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16 July 2010
If the government pushes ahead with plans for 25% funding cuts then there would be a loss of 33,844 jobs in English colleges, according to new figures released…
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16 July 2010
UCU today said that funding cuts to higher education would create a 'lost generation' of learners. Responding to UCAS figures published today, the union warned…
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15 July 2010
UCU said today that its concerns about government plans for the future of university funding remained after a speech from the business secretary Vince Cable. The…
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15 July 2010
Ahead of a key speech by the business secretary, Vince Cable, on 15 July, UCU warned the government that a graduate tax had to be more than just a rebranding exercise…
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9 July 2010
UCU today welcomed the announcement from the minister for universities and science, David Willetts, that there would be a one-year delay in order to review proposed…
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8 July 2010
If the government pushes ahead with plans for 25% funding cuts then there will be a loss of 22,584 university jobs in England alone, according to new figures released…
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2 July 2010
Members of UCU at City College Birmingham have ended their dispute at the college. The union has secured an agreement with the college that there will be no compulsory…
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