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29 September 2011
New figures released today on eve of staff strike reveal that under-fire Middlesex University is one of the worst in the country when it comes to offering financial…
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29 September 2011
The country's most elite universities provide bigger grants for students from poorer backgrounds but fail to attract them in any great numbers, according to figures…
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27 September 2011
UCU Scotland has criticised the the announcement by Dundee and Strathclyde universities to charge £9,000 annual fees for students from the rest of the UK. Although…
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25 September 2011
UCU today said it welcomed the Labour Party's plan to force business to contribute to the cost of higher education. The union said that for too long business had…
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22 September 2011
UCU says coalition's student visa reforms could hit universities' finances The number of foreign students studying at UK universities has rocketed over the past…
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19 September 2011
Rich people will end up paying less than the middle classes for tuition fees because they will clear their debts quicker and avoid bigger interest payments, a new…
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14 September 2011
UCU Scotland welcomed the commitment from the Scottish government to broaden access to higher education and fund world-leading research.. Responding to the launch…
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9 September 2011
UCU Scotland has criticised the announcement that St Andrews University will charge £9,000 fees per year for students from the rest of the UK. In a statement* to…
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7 September 2011
A new report today warned that small print in the government's higher education white paper could pave the way for existing universities to be privatised. The report…
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7 September 2011
A new report by academics at the London School of Economics' Centre for the Economics of Education today predicted a 7.51% reduction in university entrance rates…
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