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14 March 2013
UCU today welcomed warm words from the government regarding apprenticeships and drew attention to the huge contribution they are predicted to make to the economy…
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14 March 2013
Young people from the most advantaged backgrounds are three times more likely to go university than those from the least and they are six to nine times more likely…
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5 March 2013
UCU has today highlighted a new report's finding that a cut to universities' widening participation budgets would do lasting damage to disadvantaged young people.…
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4 March 2013
Staff at Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) have delivered a damning vote of no confidence in the institution's deputy vice-chancellor Professor Sally Glen. Members…
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28 February 2013
Figures for university entry this autumn do not demonstrate that applications are back on track, warned UCU today. Although there has been a rise compared to 2012,…
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28 February 2013
Damning report says government failed to take account of recent developments, must think again and change course An influential group of MPs has today responded…
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26 February 2013
UCU have welcomed comments from Michael Russell, cabinet secretary for education and lifelong learning, that a proposed review of university governance in Scotland…
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26 February 2013
The government's decision to include international students in net migration figures ignores expert advice to the contrary and risks sending a dangerous message…
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19 February 2013
Scottish universities need stronger safeguards and greater scrutiny of key decisions the UCU Scotland told MSPs The union said the current arrangements did not…
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18 February 2013
Changes to the way universities are funded will result in economic costs over six times higher than any savings, warns a new report released today. UCU said slashing…
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