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5 June 2008
UCU today welcomed the slight increase in the proportion of higher education students from disadvantaged backgrounds, but said more needs to be done to widen participation…
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28 May 2008
Opening day speech at UCU's annual Congress slams market in education and addresses UCU's role in international affairs Increasing the financial burden on students…
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22 May 2008
UCU today said that everyone involved in higher education had more to do to ensure everyone in society could maximise their potential. Commenting on a report from…
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8 May 2008
Over a hundred Huddersfield students are set to lose out after a college announced it will axe 16 A-level courses because it cannot meet new government targets…
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29 April 2008
UCU's branch at Lancaster University has launched a petition against job threats in continuing education resulting from the government's short-sighted cuts in 'ELQ'…
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23 April 2008
UCU said today that any increase in university applications was to be welcomed, but that the real challenge is to deliver an increase in students from the poorest…
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8 April 2008
UCU said today that attempts to attract more students from poorer backgrounds were to be applauded, but the government had to recognise that a punitive financial…
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3 April 2008
Responding to a report by the Higher Education Policy Institute, UCU has warned that whatever method was used to increase student contributions to the cost of higher…
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3 April 2008
Staff at Bournemouth University have delivered a damning vote of no confidence in vice-chancellor Professor Paul Curran. Members of UCU delivered the verdict on…
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31 March 2008
UCU welcomed today's proposed new rationalised qualifications strategy for 14-19 year-olds but urged that there needs to be some flexibility within the system and…
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