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9 November 2009
Secret government plans to axe staff in further education colleges to meet huge budget cuts would make a mockery of the government's much-vaunted commitment to…
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9 November 2009
UCU today said the fees review, announced this morning by Lord Mandelson, had to properly scrutinise every aspect of university funding and not just tuition fees…
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8 November 2009
UCU today said the government had to listen to the general public as it prepares to launch a review into the future of higher education funding. On the eve of the…
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4 November 2009
UCU said today that universities should be congratulated for the impressive, and largely unrecognised, work they do in generating wealth for the economy. A report…
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3 November 2009
UCU today said it was deeply concerned by the language used by the government ahead of its unveiling of a new framework for higher education. The union said reducing…
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2 November 2009
UCU today said that all political parties needed to clearly set out their plans for education funding, as new figures revealed that competition for university places…
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28 October 2009
UCU today said that Sir Andrew Cubie's call for greater student contributions to the cost of university education was out of touch with the rest of the political…
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20 October 2009
UCU today welcomed comments from Lord Mandelson that the government would continue to try to widen access to university and invest heavily in our university system.…
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20 October 2009
UCU today said that calls for extra funding for science and universities by government adviser, Professor John Holman were to be welcomed. However, the union said…
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15 October 2009
UCU today said that new research funding proposals were founded on a lack of understanding of how knowledge advances and are a threat to academic freedom. Responding…
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