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22 May 2020
UCU calls for government support as poll shows students may defer study and consider changing university Government must underwrite loss of income to safeguard…
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22 May 2020
Blackburn College has announced controversial plans to axe 11 posts, whilst giving senior managers a salary boost to help them avoid paying tax on million-pound…
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21 May 2020
UCU has vowed to fight the planned closure of Newton Rigg College in Penrith. The closure of the college, which is run by Askham Bryan College, would see 117 job…
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20 May 2020
UCU says the government needs to step in and underwrite income lost through fees and teaching grants and, in response, universities must promise to work together…
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20 May 2020
Government must underwrite loss of income to safeguard the higher education sector and stop competition between universities for students Universities face an uncertain…
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15 May 2020
Unions set out five tests government and colleges must meet before staff and students can return Staff and student safety must be guaranteed before colleges can…
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13 May 2020
Staff and student safety must be guaranteed before colleges can reopen, said unions representing staff in further education, as they set out five tests that must…
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3 May 2020
UCU says that the government's Covid-19 crisis assistance for universities does not deliver the protection or stability that students, staff and the communities…
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23 April 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing recession will lead to 111,000 fewer UK and 121,000 fewer international first-year students attending UK universities this year,…
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16 April 2020
According to leaked plans, reported in the student newspaper Palatinate, the university wants to slash face-to-face teaching by as much as 25% , and outsource its…
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