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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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29 November 2011
Responding to today's autumn statement, UCU said it would take more than the repackaging of a jobs scheme the government had previously axed to tackle youth unemployment.…
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29 November 2011
UCU sees surge in membership as education secretary delivered attack on striking teachers • Union launches live blogging site with updates on disruptions at universities…
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28 November 2011
Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, has responded to news today that almost 25,000 fewer people (23,427) have applied to university compared to this time last year.…
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25 November 2011
UCU suggests TUC will be blamed for bad weather as government spin machine heads out of control UCU said today that the prime minister's search for someone to blame…
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