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13 September 2011
A report released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveals that the UK has one of the worst records for educational participation…
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12 September 2011
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) today backed a motion that called for a greater defence of the right to protest and to fight any measures from the government to…
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9 September 2011
UCU Scotland has criticised the announcement that St Andrews University will charge £9,000 fees per year for students from the rest of the UK. In a statement* to…
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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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7 September 2011
A new report by academics at the London School of Economics' Centre for the Economics of Education today predicted a 7.51% reduction in university entrance rates…
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7 September 2011
UCU today welcomed the government's decision to hold an independent review of professional development for college lecturers that will involve looking at the role…
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6 September 2011
UCU today warned that new guidelines for university research will penalise female academics who take maternity leave. Under the draft proposals, which are part…
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6 September 2011
Up to 25,000 teachers and lecturers will gather in Westminster on Wednesday 26 October in a mass lobby to protest against changes to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.…
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5 September 2011
UCU Scotland has criticised the announcement that Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt Universities will charge £9,000 fees per year for students from the rest of the UK.…
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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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