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8 March 2011
As access regulator sets out guidance for universities wishing to charge higher fees, UCU calls on government to look again at 'shambolic' and 'untried' system.…
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Universities at greater risk of bankruptcy under new fees regime, warns National Audit Office report4 March 2011
The number of universities at risk of financial trouble is likely to increase under the government's proposals to axe large parts of universities' teaching budgets…
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3 March 2011
Responding to this morning's publication of the Wolf review of vocational education, UCU said young people needed access to a broad curriculum and must not be forced…
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2 March 2011
UCU said today that the universities minister, David Willetts's attempts to encourage universities to limit fees to around £6,000 for arts and humanities courses…
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2 March 2011
As pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline announces a £3m fund for graduates, UCU says big business must finally start paying for benefits it enjoys from higher education…
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1 March 2011
UCU said today that the universities minister, David Willetts's attempts to encourage universities to limit fees to around £6,000 for arts and humanities courses…
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25 February 2011
UCU said today that the government must rethink plans to axe 80% of university teaching budgets as it struggles to find a way to restrict the level of fees some…
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24 February 2011
UCU today warned that government cuts to education and work programmes could do lasting damage to the country, after new figures revealed that the proportion of…
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24 February 2011
A new report released today warns that the UK is in danger of following the US and creating a higher education system that is 'unduly expensive, as well as grossly…
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18 February 2011
UCU said today new student visa measures would have a real impact on UK universities' ability to compete effectively on the global stage and risked sending a dangerous…
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