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6 November 2015
Commenting on the release of the green paper on higher education, UCU said the government needed to clearly set out how its plans would improve the student experience.…
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26 October 2015
UCU welcomes proposals for a name-blind university applications process.
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22 October 2015
The drive to create more apprenticeships has diluted their quality, warns a report from the schools watchdog released today. UCU said the report highlighted problems…
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24 September 2015
Women and students from the poorest backgrounds will be hit hardest by planned government changes to the way tuition fees are paid back, warns a report released…
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17 August 2015
Unemployed youngsters want to work, but too many fear they never will warns report. Government plans to force young people to take part in three-week 'boot camps'…
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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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