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2 October 2013
The UK is holding steady in a league table ranking the world's best universities released today. Once again, the UK has 31 institutions in the global top 200 table…
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2 October 2013
UCU said today that the Prime Minister's pledge that everyone under 25 should be 'earning or learning' would be empty rhetoric unless accompanied by decently-rewarded…
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27 September 2013
Just 77 people have applied for a loan to fund an apprenticeship, despite government expectations of around 25,000 people. UCU said the 'worryingly low' figure…
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27 September 2013
UCU said today that education has a key role to play in avoiding runaway climate change and achieving a low carbon economy. The union's comments come as a landmark…
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25 September 2013
The case for greater investment in UK universities was strengthened today by new research showing how student spending on living costs creates 830,000 jobs nationally…
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24 September 2013
UCU today welcomed Ed Miliband's proposal to reverse a cut in corporation tax but urged Labour to spend the saving on educating the next generation of workers rather…
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18 September 2013
Agreement has been reached between UCU, the University of Liverpool and ACAS, in a row brought about by the university's proposal to dismiss 769 staff and rehire…
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18 September 2013
Staff working in higher education will be balloted for industrial action over a 'miserly' 1% pay offer. UCU today confirmed it will ballot its members working in…
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11 September 2013
UCU Scotland welcomes the marginal increase in cash funds. In the budget statement today John Swinney announced a cash increase of £19m, 2%, for universities in…
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10 September 2013
UCU today said that although universities have ploughed new tuition fee money into improvements to attract students, they have neglected their key resource - staff.…
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