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18 November 2010
The for-profit private provider of higher education in the UK, BPP, has had more than a quarter of its purchase value written off by its US parent company, following…
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18 November 2010
UK students who study abroad may significantly boost their chances of success in later life, says a report released today. Responding to the report, UCU said English…
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17 November 2010
UCU said today that the government needed to stop trying to spin plans to triple university fees and increase student debt as progressive and fair. The union's…
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17 November 2010
UCU said today that government plans to cut funding for colleges and reduce the number of places and opportunities for students and the low paid was 'another assault…
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16 November 2010
The UCU today welcomed the government's commitment to raise the profile of vocational education in Britain, as outlined in its Skills Strategy, but warned that…
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16 November 2010
Commenting on provisional figures released by the university admissions service, UCAS, today, UCU warned that universities faced an 'inevitable scramble for places'…
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15 November 2010
UCU said that cuts to higher education funding announced in the budget must not be used by universities to lobby for increasing student fees or as an excuse to…
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15 November 2010
UCU warned that the summit on higher education cannot address the immediate funding concerns for Scottish Universities and called for the parties to set out their…
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10 November 2010
Commenting on the national demonstration against education cuts, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'The actions of a mindless and totally unrepresentative…
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10 November 2010
Thousands of students, lecturers and members of the general public will take to the streets today to protest against cuts to colleges and universities as part of…
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