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12 July 2011
Two-thirds of universities will have a maximum fee level of £9,000 and a third of them will charge the full fee for all courses. UCU said today that it was not…
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8 July 2011
A quarter of a million people on benefits may be priced out of education if the government pushes ahead with planned changes to benefit system, warns new research…
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8 July 2011
A report released today by the Sutton Trust reveals that just five institutions sent more children to Oxbridge than 2,000 others combined UCU said the report highlighted…
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17 June 2011
As new scheme is rolled out, UCU says government's EMA mess will increase benefits costs. As the Young People's Learning Agency (YPLA) today began notifying schools…
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15 June 2011
UCU said today that the news that Welsh universities have had their initial plans for tuition fee rises rejected was worrying news for English institutions. The…
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9 June 2011
The government was today accused of cherry-picking research in order to scrap the education maintenance allowance (EMA). Thomas Spielhofer, the former research…
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7 June 2011
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), today accused ministers of 'significantly underestimating' the level of fees universities would charge under the new fee regime,…
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5 June 2011
UCU today described the launch of the New College of Humanities, which plans to charge £18,000 annual fees, as further proof that the government's university funding…
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31 May 2011
Commenting on new figures showing a 0.8% rise in university applicants on this time last year, UCU said thousands will lose out, including many for whom this could…
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29 May 2011
The general secretary of UCU will today launch a scathing attack on the government's education policy. Sally Hunt will warn delegates at the union's annual Congress…
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