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17 October 2014
UCU and the National Union of Teachers express concerns about plans to house hundreds of young offenders in secure colleges, dubbed 'super prisons', in England.…
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7 October 2014
Responding to Vince Cable's admission that the expansion of private providers in higher education has let in 'a lot of dross' UCU today reiterated its call for…
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23 September 2014
UCU today welcomed the emphasis that Labour leader Ed Miliband put on apprenticeships in his conference speech, but called on all political parties to go further…
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19 September 2014
'Incredible' bill for seven chairs follows increased expenses for bosses, almost £1m extra spent on marketing and £24,000 on a trip to Miami for six senior staff…
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18 September 2014
The government must clearly set out where funding for extra student places will come from as the number controls are lifted, UCU said today. Speaking in response…
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8 September 2014
Responding to the Liberal Democrats' pre-manifesto education commitments today, UCU welcomed many of the education proposals, but called on them and all parties…
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28 August 2014
UCU today welcomed plans to reform Britain's universities from Shadow Universities Minister, Liam Byrne. The union said his contribution, published by the Social…
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13 August 2014
Commenting on a new report from the Independent Commission on Fees, UCU today called for more pressure on universities to increase social mobility. The report found…
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31 July 2014
UCU Scotland is calling on the Scottish government to bring in stronger rules to improve universities' governance. Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of a…
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29 July 2014
UCU has today responded to reports about government proposals to reform the English student loan system which could lead to higher tuition fees for students and…
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