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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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5 September 2011
UCU Scotland has criticised the announcement that Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt Universities will charge £9,000 fees per year for students from the rest of the UK.…
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1 September 2011
Graduates from the class of 2007 are more likely to be unemployed than those who left university earlier in the decade, according to new statistics released today.…
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26 August 2011
UCU Scotland has criticised the announcement that Aberdeen University will charge £9,000 fees per year for students from the rest of the UK. In a statement* to…
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24 August 2011
Poorest students set to receive just half of last year's financial support • Only a quarter of colleges have posted financial support packages on their websites…
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22 August 2011
300 jobs at risk, despite university's high fees for 2012 Members of UCU at Middlesex University will be balloted for strike action in a row over jobs. The union…
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18 August 2011
Social mobility is likely to be an unintended victim of the government's plans to increase university fees and the new methods of allocating resources and controlling…
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17 August 2011
Responding to the news that the number of unemployed people has risen ahead of A-level results day, UCU warned that the tens of thousands of students who will miss…
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17 August 2011
UCU today said it was pleased that students remained satisfied with the quality of teaching and academic support. However, the union added that it was not alone…
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