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22 August 2017
UCU said universities' efforts to widen participation were to be welcomed, but that the government should not force universities to sponsor schools. The union said…
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11 August 2017
Boycott bites as universities omitted from National Student Survey Cambridge, Manchester, Oxford and Sheffield universities were among the 12 institutions omitted…
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4 August 2017
Vice-chancellors are not paid enough says Bolton's vice-chancellor The University of Bolton's vice-chancellor George Holmes waded into the row over vice-chancellors'…
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28 July 2017
Supreme Court rules employment tribunal fees unlawful and barrier to justice Fees introduced by the government in 2013 payable by those bringing employment tribunal…
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20 July 2017
Responding to a speech from universities minister Jo Johnson today, UCU said it remained sceptical that anything could be done to curb excessive senior pay in universities…
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19 July 2017
Some graduates will be hit with a "mid-life tax crisis" because of massive student loan debts, warns a report from London Economics . Graduates that avoid the higher…
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13 July 2017
Commenting on the latest figures for full-time undergraduate applications for the 2017 UCAS cycle made by the 30 June deadline, UCU said the time had come for a…
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12 July 2017
Commenting on the Sutton Trust's report into social mobility released today, UCU said that education was key to improving social mobility. UCU general secretary,…
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6 July 2017
UCU today welcomed plans from the Labour party to invest in a 'National Education Service' modelled on the NHS. The union said the proposals, which will allow adults…
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5 July 2017
Commenting on a new report released today from the Institute for Fiscal Studies illustrating the effects of changes to higher education finance since 2012, UCU…
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