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7 September 2011
A new report today warned that small print in the government's higher education white paper could pave the way for existing universities to be privatised. The report…
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5 September 2011
UCU today welcomed comments from the deputy prime-minister, Nick Clegg, that schools and academies should never be run for profit, and called on him to give the…
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28 July 2011
UCU today warned the government that allowing the growth of for-profit education companies could lead to students being ripped off. The news comes after Carl Lygo,…
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27 July 2011
UCU said today it was pleased that Nick Clegg has taken up the issue of university privatisation with the government, amid growing pressure from Liberal Democrat…
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12 July 2011
UCU today accused the head of Newcastle College, Jackie Fisher, of 'de-Geordification', after staff were told that Newcastle College Group is to be rebranded to…
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28 June 2011
UCU today warned that the government was heading for an 'NHS-style crash' with reforms that had little support from either staff or students, but carried serious…
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27 June 2011
UCU says government must look properly at warnings from funding councils, experts and America against privatisation On the eve of the expected publication of the…
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22 June 2011
UCU today urged the government to step back from plans to increase privatisation in higher education. The union said the catalogue of scandals in the US around…
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16 June 2011
Government plans to encourage the growth of for-profit education providers could leave students with lower quality degrees and put the reputation of UK higher education…
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5 June 2011
UCU today described the launch of the New College of Humanities, which plans to charge £18,000 annual fees, as further proof that the government's university funding…
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