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28 June 2012
The proportion of 16-18-year-olds who were not in education, employment or training in 2011 rose to 8.1%, from 7.5% in 2010, according to the latest government…
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28 June 2012
The number of graduates assumed to be unemployed six months after graduation has doubled in the past five years, according to statistics released today. The figures,…
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27 June 2012
UCU today said that Nick Clegg was right to raise the problem of youth unemployment but warned that unless the government invested more in helping young people…
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22 June 2012
Staff and students lobby MPs as government predicts 100,000 fewer college students under controversial loans plan Campaigners have today written to the further…
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18 June 2012
UCU said today that the higher education sector needed proper regulation of for-profit education providers. The union was commenting on the government's response…
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11 June 2012
UCU today welcomed the announcement that the government is to limit the number of students private university providers can recruit and also review the quality…
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9 June 2012
A new study has today revealed that putting an individual through A-levels and university generates a £227,000 net gain for the economy. A new study has today revealed…
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31 May 2012
UCU responded to news today that 10% fewer people from England are applying to university compared to this time last year. Sally Hunt, general secretary of the…
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29 May 2012
Responding to today's (Tuesday) announcement that 15 further university technical colleges (UTCs) have been approved for funding, UCU warned that UTCs could divert…
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22 May 2012
UCU said today that Nick Clegg's warm words on social mobility were to be welcomed, but that key policy decisions were denying people from the poorest backgrounds…
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