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30 July 2008
Responding to new immigration rules for foreign students, UCU today welcomed plans to clamp down on bogus higher education institutions, but warned that new rules…
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17 July 2008
UCU today welcomed news that free university tuition fees would be paid by the government for ex-servicemen and women after at least six years of service. Although…
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17 July 2008
UCU today expressed concerns about extra burdens on staff in response to the Universities UK report on university admission procedures. UCU general secretary, Sally…
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17 July 2008
UCU today welcomed the overall positive picture of graduate employability, but warned the figures should be treated with caution by students or parents searching…
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16 July 2008
UCU Scotland today expressed its concern over the low levels of applicants to Scottish universities. Figures on university applications revealed an increase in…
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16 July 2008
UCU today responded to the Communities and Local Government Committee's community cohesion and migration report. Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, said: 'UCU welcomes…
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3 July 2008
UCU warned today that figures on graduate employment and salaries should not be used by the government to suggest that a degree is the path to guaranteed job security…
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17 June 2008
The government's response to a highly critical parliamentary committee report on cuts in funding for second-time higher education students was arrogant and contradictory,…
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12 June 2008
UCU said today that Sandwell College will face probable strike action if it does not reverse plans to axe GCSE and A-level courses. Up to 40 jobs are at risk under…
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5 June 2008
UCU Scotland today condemned the decline in the proportion of higher education students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Scotland, and called for greater vision…
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