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21 October 2013
David Willetts's call for a 'cultural change back towards teaching' in UK universities is at odds with his government's creation of a 'funding monster' that values…
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17 October 2013
UCU today welcomed calls from Alan Milburn, Chair of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, to help the poorest families in society. The union said the…
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16 October 2013
High levels of unemployment and record levels of people in part-time work are bad news for young people, who have suffered the most when it comes to pay, said UCU…
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16 October 2013
The haemorrhaging of part-time students from higher education must be reversed for the sake of the economy as well as individuals, says a report published today,…
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9 October 2013
The number of grandparents who contribute to the cost of their grandchildren's university education is expected to rocket in the next decade, says a study* released…
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8 October 2013
England and Northern Ireland have some of the highest proportions of adults with poor numeracy and literacy skills, according to a new report released today. Across…
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3 October 2013
Tory plans to axe benefits for young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) will not help combat youth inactivity, said UCU today. Nine in 10 NEETs…
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2 October 2013
The UK is holding steady in a league table ranking the world's best universities released today. Once again, the UK has 31 institutions in the global top 200 table…
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2 October 2013
UCU said today that the Prime Minister's pledge that everyone under 25 should be 'earning or learning' would be empty rhetoric unless accompanied by decently-rewarded…
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27 September 2013
Just 77 people have applied for a loan to fund an apprenticeship, despite government expectations of around 25,000 people. UCU said the 'worryingly low' figure…
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