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13 August 2013
Better-qualified people are far less likely to be unemployed and more likely to earn higher wages when in work, according to new analysis of OECD data released…
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29 July 2013
UCU today welcomed elements of a new international education strategy from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). The union said that efforts to…
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17 July 2013
Responding to the unemployment figures released today (Wednesday), UCU said the government needed to improve access to education and jobs for young people. The…
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16 July 2013
A third of young people currently not in employment, education or training fear they will never get a job, despite the vast majority of them wanting to work or…
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11 July 2013
The average fee at an English university will be £8,619 in September and is expected to rise to £8,748 in the 2014-15 academic year, according to new figures released…
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9 July 2013
Figures released today from the university applications service, UCAS, show that there has been a slight rise in UK university applicants for 2013, when compared…
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3 July 2013
Commenting on OFFA's latest Annual Report which highlights the large falls in the number of part-time and mature entrants to higher education since the rise in…
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27 June 2013
Responding to government plans to sell off student loans, UCU today said the government had to guarantee that people who had been through university would not suddenly…
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26 June 2013
The spending review has proved to be another dark day for students under the coalition government, said UCU today. In his spending review this afternoon, George…
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24 June 2013
More than half of overseas students (52%) say the Government's immigration cap makes them feel less welcome in the UK, according to research released today. UCU…
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