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12 July 2012
UCU Wales has today launched a document outlining its vision for a new university in South East Wales, as part of the reconfiguration of higher education in the…
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12 July 2012
The government approved over 400 degree and diploma courses at private universities for taxpayer funding in 2011/12 without checking on the quality of courses offered…
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10 July 2012
UCU today welcomed the election of Frances O'Grady as the next TUC general secretary. UCU, which is a TUC affiliate, nominated Frances for office. UCU general secretary,…
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5 July 2012
Hairdressing and beauty lecturers at Tyne Met College will find out tomorrow if they are to face to the sack or have their pay cut by as much as £6,000 a year.…
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5 July 2012
The University of Birmingham has announced plans to axe its award-winning Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity (IAA), with the loss of 19 jobs. The internationally…
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2 July 2012
UCU said today that universities should pay researchers properly for their work. The union was responding to a job advert seeking an 'honorary research assistant'…
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29 June 2012
UCU members at Leeds City College (LCC) today held lunchtime protests against planned job cuts at the college. Staff at LCC were joined by colleagues from Leeds…
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28 June 2012
The Scottish government has set out plans for a Scottish Code of Good Higher Education Governance. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Michael Russell, cabinet…
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28 June 2012
The number of graduates assumed to be unemployed six months after graduation remains steady in Scottish universities, according to higher education statistics.…
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28 June 2012
The proportion of 16-18-year-olds who were not in education, employment or training in 2011 rose to 8.1%, from 7.5% in 2010, according to the latest government…
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