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9 May 2024
A levy of around 1% on employer National Insurance contributions for graduates could support the scrapping of tuition fees at no cost to the Exchequer.
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26 March 2024
UCU has called for the Office for Students (OfS) to be abolished as soon as the Tories are voted out of office.
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22 March 2024
A report by BBC News shows the highest student debt has now reached £231k.
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13 September 2023
UCU has today responded to a report from the House of Lords that calls on the Office for Students to 'do better'. Responding to a report from the House of Lords…
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16 May 2023
UCU today welcomed the decision of Tyne Coast College to 'teach out' the students at Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College before it closes, but called for a commitment…
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2 May 2023
UCU general secretary Jo Grady said Keir Starmer's U-turn on pledging to abolish student tuition fees in England was 'deeply disappointing' adding that 'the current,…
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7 March 2023
In response to the government's new Lifelong Loan Entitlement plans, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'Piling ever more debt onto students is a tax on education…
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11 January 2023
The government's below inflation increases in student support will leave students financially exposed, said UCU. UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'It has taken…
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22 December 2022
Every penny of pay docked from staff who took strike action at the University of the West of England should go to students in financial hardship, said UCU.
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16 November 2022
UCU has today responded to a National Union of Students research into the impact of the cost of living crisis. Responding to the NUS report UCU general secretary…
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