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20 June 2012
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has been accused of victimisation against a leading trade unionist as it announced plans for its first academic compulsory…
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18 June 2012
UCU said today that the higher education sector needed proper regulation of for-profit education providers. The union was commenting on the government's response…
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11 June 2012
UCU today welcomed the announcement that the government is to limit the number of students private university providers can recruit and also review the quality…
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9 June 2012
A new study has today revealed that putting an individual through A-levels and university generates a £227,000 net gain for the economy. A new study has today revealed…
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8 June 2012
Members of UCU at the University of Salford have today overwhelmingly voted for industrial action in an increasingly bitter row over compulsory redundancies. Over…
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31 May 2012
UCU responded to news today that 10% fewer people from England are applying to university compared to this time last year. Sally Hunt, general secretary of the…
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31 May 2012
New rankings published today reveal that the UK has the highest number of institutions in the world's top 100 new universities. UCU said the study underlined how…
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29 May 2012
Responding to today's (Tuesday) announcement that 15 further university technical colleges (UTCs) have been approved for funding, UCU warned that UTCs could divert…
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25 May 2012
Campaigners will hold a rally outside the department of work and pensions (DWP) today to call on the government to urgently invest in new industries as a way of…
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24 May 2012
Members of UCU at Chesterfield College will take strike action on Tuesday (29 May) after the college was today accused of 'ambushing' staff with a two-year pay…
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