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16 September 2010
UCU has today written to universities minister, David Willetts, urging him not to relax regulations to enable private companies to move into publicly-funded higher…
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13 May 2010
The UCU today welcomed David Willetts' appointment as minister for universities and science and said he faced great challenges in his new role. UCU general secretary,…
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18 March 2010
UCU today warned that plans from both the Labour and Conservative parties for an 'Americanisation of UK higher education' would lead to greater financial instability…
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3 August 2009
UCU has written to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and warned the funding body that it risks putting quality and standards in prison education at risk if…
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30 July 2009
UCU has warned universities and colleges to think very carefully before entering partnerships with private firms after new research showed that every single joint…
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9 May 2009
In an historic move, UCU has join forces with half a million academics from around the world to create a series of new international agreements that will help safeguard…
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5 March 2009
UCU today called on the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and National Offender Management Service (NOMS) to stop using private companies to deliver prison education.…
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9 February 2009
UCU today urged City University to abandon plans to privatise the recruitment, teaching and accommodation of international students. The union is angry at what…
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19 January 2009
UCU today slammed privatisation proposals at City University. The union said the plans to privatise the recruitment, teaching and accommodation of international…
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12 December 2008
Staff at Queen's University Belfast have delivered a damning verdict on management proposals to privatise the recruitment and teaching of international students.…
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