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5 January 2012
The government's university funding reforms will see annual public spending^ on teaching and research in England fall to its lowest proportion in over a century,…
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21 December 2011
UCU Scotland welcomed the indicative funding allocations for universities for the next academic year 2012-13 as announced by the Scottish Funding Council (Wednesday…
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20 December 2011
Commenting on the latest round of Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) talks, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'Following extensive talks with government officials…
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14 December 2011
UCU said today that a ninth successive monthly increase in youth unemployment figures had to prompt the government to deliver policies that would help the more…
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12 December 2011
UCU has condemned the use of metal walls to cordon off areas during protests The union's further education committee (FEC) passed a motion on Friday (9 December)…
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7 December 2011
UCU Wales today (Wednesday) welcomed the news that there will be an opposition day debate on public sector pensions on Thursday (8 December). The debate has been…
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7 December 2011
In a letter to this morning's Daily Telegraph almost 500 academics have warned against government plans to allow for-profit companies to play a bigger role in UK…
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2 December 2011
Student bursaries and scholarships have been slashed by almost £14m as 25 universities and colleges have today had applications to reduce their tuition fees accepted.…
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1 December 2011
UCU today criticised government plans to hike up the price of adult learning courses. Reforms announced today will see students over the age of 24 forced to take…
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1 December 2011
UCU says greater transparency needed on university donations as funding cuts will increase pressure on institutions to seek alternative funding sources UCU today…
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