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31 May 2012
New rankings published today reveal that the UK has the highest number of institutions in the world's top 100 new universities. UCU said the study underlined how…
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20 April 2012
UCU has urged the Foreign Secretary to demand the release of an Aberdeen Lecturer who is been held by the authorities after flying into Israel this week. The President…
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15 March 2012
The number of UK universities in the world's top 100 based has fallen from 12 to 10 and three of those (Imperial College, University College London and the University…
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6 October 2011
Slashing funding threatens world reputation warns UCU The UK is second behind America in new global rankings released today. The annual tables from Times Higher…
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29 September 2011
UCU today said pressure on staff to spy on their students would create an environment of mistrust on campus and risked jeopardising the crucial relationship between…
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22 September 2011
UCU says coalition's student visa reforms could hit universities' finances The number of foreign students studying at UK universities has rocketed over the past…
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13 September 2011
A report released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveals that the UK has one of the worst records for educational participation…
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2 September 2011
On Monday 22 August, Colombian trade union activist, Alfonso Diaz Villa, was assassinated near his home in the Coroda region. Diaz, who was a regional leader of…
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14 April 2011
UCU today questioned the wisdom of the prime minister's call for immigrants to learn English as his government slashes funding for English classes for immigrants.…
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22 March 2011
UCU today (Tuesday) warned that government plans to restrict the number of students allowed to enter the country would damage the UK's international reputation…
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