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2 October 2014
The UK has slipped down a league table ranking the world's best universities released today. The new rankings show Asian institutions continue their rise, backed…
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28 August 2014
University College London (UCL) is today being urged to do more to help workers on its campus in Qatar by Shadow International Development Minister, Alison McGovern.…
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21 August 2014
University College London (UCL) is under international pressure to do more to help workers on its campus in Qatar. UCU says UCL cannot wash its hands of sub-contractors'…
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2 April 2014
The number of students coming to English universities has reduced significantly since 2010 - the first decline in 29 years - according to a report released today.…
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5 March 2014
The number of UK universities in the world's top 100 based on reputation has fallen from 12 to 10 in the three years since rankings began in 2011. Only London-based…
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27 January 2014
UCU today commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) with the release of a film looking at forced journeys experienced by people affected by the Holocaust. The theme…
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14 November 2013
Members of UCU at the London School of Economics (LSE) have called on the institution to suspend all joint courses with Peking University in a row over the sacking…
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25 June 2013
The UK is falling behind other countries in terms of investment in higher education, despite findings today that show demand for highly-skilled, highly-educated…
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9 April 2013
London Metropolitan University will again be allowed to recruit international students from today after the Home Office ended the revocation of its visa licence.…
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25 March 2013
An Employment Tribunal has found in favour of UCU on all ten complaints of harassment brought by a UCU member who opposed the union's policy on Palestine. The claimant…
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