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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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30 June 2010
UCU today said Lord Browne should resign from the review into the future of university funding if the process was to have legitimacy. It was announced today that…
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25 June 2010
UCU today said the removal of funding for student places at university was exactly the wrong move for the country at exactly the wrong time. The Higher Education…
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22 June 2010
UCU has welcomed the announcement that Glasgow University has ruled out compulsory redundancies. The decision followed a mass lobby of a meeting today of the Glasgow…
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22 June 2010
UCU today said the news that Corporation Tax is to be slashed from 28% to 24% made a mockery of the coalition government's claims that 'we are all in this together'.…
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21 June 2010
UCU today said a report from the Sutton Trust, that shows an increase in university fees would hit applications to university, could not be ignored by the Browne…
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18 June 2010
Demonstrations to be held in over 70 colleges and universities across the UK Staff and students at over 70 colleges and universities will take part in a national…
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