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8 March 2011
As access regulator sets out guidance for universities wishing to charge higher fees, UCU calls on government to look again at 'shambolic' and 'untried' system.…
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4 March 2011
UCU today called on the university employers to meet for urgent talks through the arbitration service ACAS to resolve the current dispute over changes to staff…
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Universities at greater risk of bankruptcy under new fees regime, warns National Audit Office report4 March 2011
The number of universities at risk of financial trouble is likely to increase under the government's proposals to axe large parts of universities' teaching budgets…
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3 March 2011
Responding to this morning's publication of the Wolf review of vocational education, UCU said young people needed access to a broad curriculum and must not be forced…
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2 March 2011
UCU today said universities faced rolling industrial action from Monday 21 March if the current row over the future of staff pensions could not be resolved. UCU…
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2 March 2011
UCU said today that the universities minister, David Willetts's attempts to encourage universities to limit fees to around £6,000 for arts and humanities courses…
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2 March 2011
As pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline announces a £3m fund for graduates, UCU says big business must finally start paying for benefits it enjoys from higher education…
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1 March 2011
UCU has called for a greater contribution from business to fund higher education. Speaking at a summit on the future of Scottish universities, UCU Scottish official,…
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1 March 2011
UCU said today that the universities minister, David Willetts's attempts to encourage universities to limit fees to around £6,000 for arts and humanities courses…
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1 March 2011
UCU said today that the government was showing 'disgraceful neglect' towards universities and the academic community as it announced plans for the future of university…
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