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30 July 2015
UCU has warned that better funding for English classes for migrants is needed to help people contribute more to society and the economy. The union said plans to…
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20 July 2015
Students from the poorest families will leave university owing 'substantially more' to the government than their richer peers, warns analysis of changes to student…
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16 July 2015
FE strike, university admissions, Open University dispute, University of Manchester jobs row, extremism curbs 'bland society' warning and Scottish politicians urged…
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16 July 2015
Commenting on data published today showing how universities and colleges are supporting students from poor backgrounds, UCU said some institutions needed to do…
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15 July 2015
Less than a quarter (23%) of pupils at state schools and colleges who studied A-levels had progressed to one of the most selective universities by age 19 in 2012/13,…
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8 July 2015
UCU has condemned plans in today's budget to convert university maintenance grants for low income students into loans of up to £8,200 and has said it will oppose…
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17 June 2015
Students should apply to university after they receive their exam results, says a new report released by UCU. Seven in 10 staff back a move to university applications…
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12 June 2015
UCU has said that maintenance grants provide crucial support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter higher education, and should be retained. The…
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27 February 2015
Commenting on Ed Miliband's announcement to cut tuition fees to a maximum of £6,000 a year and raise the level of maintenance grant available to students, UCU said…
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17 February 2015
David Cameron's plans to force young people not in employment, education or training (the so-called NEETs) to undertake work to receive benefits expose his party's…
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