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29 September 2011
New figures released today on eve of staff strike reveal that under-fire Middlesex University is one of the worst in the country when it comes to offering financial…
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29 September 2011
The country's most elite universities provide bigger grants for students from poorer backgrounds but fail to attract them in any great numbers, according to figures…
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28 September 2011
Staff at Middlesex University will be on strike on Tuesday 4 October unless urgent talks can resolve an increasingly bitter dispute over job cuts and changes to…
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27 September 2011
UCU Scotland has criticised the the announcement by Dundee and Strathclyde universities to charge £9,000 annual fees for students from the rest of the UK. Although…
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25 September 2011
UCU today said it welcomed the Labour Party's plan to force business to contribute to the cost of higher education. The union said that for too long business had…
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22 September 2011
UCU says coalition's student visa reforms could hit universities' finances The number of foreign students studying at UK universities has rocketed over the past…
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21 September 2011
Members of UCU at Middlesex University today voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a row over job cuts and changes to staff terms and conditions. Four-fifths…
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21 September 2011
UCU Scotland welcomed today's funding increases for higher education. In the budget statement John Swinney announced a cash increase of £76m for universities in…
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20 September 2011
The playwright, Sir Tom Stoppard, will present a petition demanding ring-fenced funding for vulnerable modern languages to the Scottish Parliament today at 2pm.…
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19 September 2011
Rich people will end up paying less than the middle classes for tuition fees because they will clear their debts quicker and avoid bigger interest payments, a new…
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