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12 August 2009
UCU today called on the government to protect jobs and courses in further education after a new study highlighted the vital role further education can play in helping…
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12 August 2009
UCU today warned that Britain is suffering from a 'poverty of ambition' after a new report showed that thousands of pupils from state schools and further education…
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6 August 2009
UCU Scotland today said that it welcomed a survey from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) that reveals the majority of Scottish students are…
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6 August 2009
UCU today said that it welcomed a survey from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) that reveals the majority of students are happy with quality…
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2 August 2009
UCU has welcomed calls from a committee of MPs to introduce a simple national bursary scheme for students. The union also welcomed the committee's call for a full…
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27 July 2009
UCU today said it was very concerned that Lord Mandelson appeared to give a green light to higher university tuition fees for students in a speech on the future…
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24 July 2009
UCU today slammed the decision by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to reduce funding for university teaching by £65 million. The union said…
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23 July 2009
UCU today attacked the decision by the government and the Office For Fair Access (OFFA) to renege on a promise that the poorest students would have their full university…
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21 July 2009
UCU has backed calls for greater local access to higher education but warned that new recommendations for students to study some degrees for free, in return for…
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20 July 2009
UCU has welcomed the announcement by the business secretary Peter Mandelson that there would be an extra 10,000 student places at universities. However, the union…
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