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10 November 2008
UCU said today that new proposals for staff to monitor foreign students risked jeopardising the crucial relationship between students and staff. The union's general…
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29 October 2008
The government's statement that 'everyone with talent and ambition to enter higher education should be able to benefit from the opportunity' is clearly not borne…
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2 October 2008
Members of UCU at the University of East London (UEL) today issued a vote of no confidence in Jim McKenna, the university's chair of governors, and called on him…
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30 September 2008
Following the loss of 1.5 million learner places in the past two years, a new campaign to defend adult education will be launched today. The Campaigning Alliance…
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30 September 2008
UCU today rejected the call from Oxford University chancellor, Lord Patten, to relax the current £3,000-a-year cap on university tuition fees. Responding to Lord…
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24 September 2008
UCU today welcomed news that the government wants to extend the opportunities for potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Commenting on the plans announced…
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19 September 2008
The Labour Party could lose general election votes if it raises university tuition fees, warns a poll conducted for UCU by YouGov and released today (Friday) on…
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18 September 2008
UCU today reiterated calls for a national bursary scheme for students. The union said the inequity highlighted in a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute…
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11 September 2008
UCU today welcomed the positive results of the fourth National Student Survey (NSS). The survey of nearly 220,000 students revealed that over four fifths of students…
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9 September 2008
UCU said today that the TUC's rejection of university top-up fees was a stark warning to universities and politicians looking to exacerbate student debt. The union…
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