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31 January 2013
The chairs of five influential committees of cross-party MPs and peers* will today write to the prime minister to urge him to remove international students from…
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12 December 2012
Speaking ahead of a speech today by home secretary, Theresa May, on immigration, UCU said hardline and ill-conceived policies on immigration remained the biggest…
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3 October 2012
Two-thirds of UK universities have slumped down the global university league table, according to new rankings released today, by the Times Higher Education magazine.…
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14 September 2012
UCU and Unison members at London Metropolitan University demonstrated today against the UK Border Agency's decision to strip the university of its licence to teach…
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14 September 2012
UCU today said the government should provide an amnesty to allow the 2,500 plus overseas students facing deportation after London Metropolitan University (LMU)…
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13 September 2012
UCU said today that the government must remove students from net migration figures, not simply express a desire to be able to count them separately. In a speech…
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12 September 2012
Delegates at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) conference in Brighton this morning overwhelmingly backed calls for overseas students at London Metropolitan University…
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11 September 2012
Shadow chancellor's comments come as TUC set to vote on amnesty for stranded students UCU today welcomed Ed Balls's condemnation of the 'disgraceful' treatment…
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11 September 2012
Investing in higher education boosts the economy and graduates are less likely to struggle to find work in a recession, says a major international study release…
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6 September 2012
Union welcomes committee's report as 'sensible voice' in immigration debate Overseas students should not be recorded in migration figures said the influential business,…
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