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22 November 2012
One in six (17%) young people (aged 16-24) in England are not in education, employment or training (so-called NEETs), according to government statistics released…
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21 November 2012
Students and staff must keep up their fight against the government's education policies, the president of UCU, Kathy Taylor, will tell protestors today. Speaking…
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5 November 2012
Responding to HEFCE's report* highlighting that student enrolments are down more than forecast for 2012/13, UCU warned a trio of government policies have created…
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25 October 2012
The government has underestimated the cost to the public purse of its controversial changes to university funding, warns a report released today. The report, from…
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20 October 2012
The general secretary of UCU, Sally Hunt, today told marchers on the TUC-organised anti-austerity demo that government policies on education are spreading ignorance…
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18 October 2012
UCU has responded to Alan Milburn's university access report published today. UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'Alan Milburn is right to highlight what…
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28 September 2012
Fear of debt and concerns over cost could be deterring significant numbers of young people from going to university, or choosing the most appropriate place to study,…
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27 September 2012
Responding to a new government website launched today offering students more information when choosing a degree, UCU said students needed real support from government,…
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19 September 2012
The government is not doing enough to tackle the scale of youth unemployment, warned an influential group of MPs today. A report from the Work and Pensions Select…
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14 September 2012
UCU and Unison members at London Metropolitan University demonstrated today against the UK Border Agency's decision to strip the university of its licence to teach…
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