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24 March 2009
UCU today said it was disappointed that the government, in responding to a key report on 're-skilling' the UK population, had continued its reliance on the employer…
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17 March 2009
UCU said today that vice-chancellors' desire to increase university tuition fees to as much as £20,000 a year was directly at odds with the view of the general…
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17 March 2009
UCU said today that any plans to increase university tuition fees would further damage plans to open up university to the brightest students, rather than just those…
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4 March 2009
UCU said today that a controversial new points-based immigration system will fundamentally taint the UK university brand and damage its standing in the lucrative…
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25 February 2009
MPs were this afternoon quizzed by over 500 adult learners over adult education funding at a mass lobby of Parliament organised by the Campaign Alliance for Lifelong…
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25 February 2009
The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham, will this week face questions from adults who can no longer access education courses…
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24 February 2009
UCU said today that a more flexible approach to higher education was to be welcomed. However, the union said the government was wrong to suggest that variable top-up…
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18 February 2009
Commenting on new guidance and a toolkit to deal with tackling violent extremism in UK colleges, UCU said today that it was pleased the government had taken a number…
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16 February 2009
UCU said today that students and universities needed proper government support if the country was to deliver high quality higher education to all those with the…
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11 February 2009
UCU said today that the fact new and recent graduates are competing in the most competitive graduate job market for years, saddled with record levels of debt, was…
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