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30 October 2006
Ever increasing bureaucracy is putting enormous pressure on higher education staff, UCU said today in response to a report on the academic experience of students.…
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30 October 2006
UCU joint general secretary, Paul Mackney, today told a rally of thousands of students from across the UK that lecturers fully back their call for an abolition…
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18 October 2006
UCU is concerned by today's announcement from the Learning and Skills Council that many people requiring basic English courses, including many asylum-seekers, will…
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18 October 2006
Figures released today show a drop of 3.7 per cent in the total number of accepted applicants on full-time degrees courses from 2005. UCU joint general secretary,…
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25 September 2006
UCU joint general secretary, Paul Mackney, told a packed meeting at the Labour Party conference on Monday afternoon that UCU members in further education are 'the…
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21 September 2006
UCU has expressed its concerns over a story in today's Times Higher Education Supplement which has revealed that Liverpool University has seen a major increase…
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23 August 2006
The results of the second National Student Survey (NSS) released today reveal that around 80 per cent of students are satisfied with their course. UCU joint general…
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17 August 2006
Commenting on today's A-level results, University and College Union joint general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'Today should be a day for celebration for the thousands…
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3 August 2006
The number of complaints lodged by students against their universities doubled in 2005, according to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education's…
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20 July 2006
New figures released today relating to the nature and performance of the higher education sector in the UK have revealed a drop in student numbers from lower socio-economic…
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