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19 October 2009
Report exposes postcode lottery of educational achievement and how gap between haves and have nots has widened Stark differences at regional level and within major…
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14 October 2009
UCU today warned the Tories against pushing for a rise in university tuition fees. Responding to comments made by David Willetts, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt,…
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14 October 2009
UCU today said the first Opposition Day debate of the new parliamentary term should set the agenda for much wider debates on the future of university funding as…
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12 October 2009
UCU today said the government had to make a clear case for the sale of public assets, including the student loan book. The union also warned that the government…
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4 October 2009
UCU has responding to an announcement from the Conservative Party that it would fund an additional 10,000 university places through early repayment bonuses. UCU…
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1 October 2009
UCU today said that any review of quality and standards in higher education must involve direct input from staff. Responding to a new report by the Higher Education…
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28 September 2009
UCU today said warm words from Lord Mandelson on higher education were not good enough. The union said that although Lord Mandelson hinted that students had to…
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26 September 2009
On the eve of the Labour Party conference a new poll reveals that the 'top-up fees generation' are overwhelmingly opposed to any increase in university fees. The…
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24 September 2009
UCU today said that using vouchers as a way of funding universities will lead to a two-tier higher education system. The warning comes as a timely report from the…
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24 September 2009
UCU said today that while there was much to be celebrated in UK higher education, there were also serious problems that could not be overlooked. Responding to a…
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