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2 November 2010
Radical government reforms to shift teacher training away from universities and focus it in schools could be 'fraught with difficulty', a leading expert will warn…
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2 November 2010
Colleges in some of the most deprived areas of England will be the hardest hit if the government scraps the educational maintenance allowance (EMA), warns analysis…
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1 November 2010
UCU today said that the government could not sell its plans to increase the cost of a university education on the back of 'specious graduate pay premiums.' The…
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28 October 2010
UCU said the university funding debate in Scotland had to move on from the tired arguments south of the border about how to squeeze money out of students and look…
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27 October 2010
A campaign has been launched to save the country's only independent School of Pharmacy, which counts drug discovery and gene therapy amongst its work, from merger…
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27 October 2010
Lancaster University must pay former members of staff 60 days' salary after UCU won a legal battle over the institution's failure to properly consult about their…
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25 October 2010
Commenting on David Cameron's announcement that £200m will be spent creating new centres to help commercialise university research, UCU called for big business…
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22 October 2010
UCU today (Friday) said planned cuts to university teaching budgets would have a devastating effect on local businesses. Business schools generate £2 billion in…
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22 October 2010
UCU today accused Nick Clegg of trying to spin his way out of trouble over university funding. Responding to claims by the deputy prime minister in today's Guardian…
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21 October 2010
UCU say it is concerned that many students have missed out on a university place in Scotland as acceptances fell by 10% despite record demand. Figures from the…
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