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1 June 2010
Delegates at the UCU annual Congress in Manchester today called on the new coalition government to close the environmental skills gap in the UK or risk shattering…
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1 June 2010
UCU today called for an end to the government's points based immigration system (PBI). Members at UCU's annual conference in Manchester said the current rules were…
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30 May 2010
UCU today warned that plans for two-year 'fast-track' degrees would damage the reputation of UK degrees and would lead to 'education being delivered on the cheap'.…
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30 May 2010
UCU today warned that planned cuts to further and higher education could create a 'lost generation' of young people. Kicking off UCU's annual congress in Manchester,…
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24 May 2010
UCU today said the government should stop pretending that 'we're all in this together' as it dashed the hopes of thousands of people by halving the number of additional…
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20 May 2010
UCU today will tell members of the Browne Review into higher education funding that Tory plans to bring UK corporation tax down to the lowest in the group of G20…
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19 May 2010
Delegates at the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) disability conference in London today unanimously backed calls from UCU to campaign to save a degree programme in Deaf…
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19 May 2010
UCU today said that a report looking at access to highly selective universities was a timely reminder that the current debate must not just be about how cost impacts…
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17 May 2010
UCU today warned that lifting the cap on tuition fees would be 'the most regressive piece of education policy since the war'. Responding to calls from the Russell…
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14 May 2010
UCU today said a report from the Russell Group correctly identified the need for proper funding for universities. However, the union called for more imaginative…
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