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18 August 2010
UCU today said that university staff deserved praise for the continuing high levels of satisfaction amongst students. The National Student Survey (NSS) of 250,000…
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13 August 2010
UCU today warned against further increases to the cost of a university degree after a new survey revealed that student debt is already approaching £25,000. The…
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9 August 2010
Key workers including doctors, teachers and nurses face massively increased study bills The cost of a university degree would rocket under proposals from business…
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5 August 2010
UCU said it was concerned that many students will still miss out on a university place, despite a record number of applicants accepted to Scottish universities.…
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5 August 2010
UCU today said a national bursary scheme was required to ensure that all students can access funds they are entitled to. Responding to a report from the university…
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3 August 2010
Prison educators at more than 70* prisons and young offender institutions will be on strike on tomorrow in a row over terms and conditions. Members of UCU are taking…
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29 July 2010
UCU slammed plans in the Independent Budget Review to reintroduce university tuition fees in Scotland. The union said the review, which also recommended 60,000…
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26 July 2010
UCU today (Monday) warned the government that encouraging the growth of private universities would damage the UK's international reputation and invite serious questions…
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23 July 2010
Members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) will be denied the opportunity to vote on changes to their pension scheme after the employers' representatives…
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22 July 2010
UCU said the timing of an £82m cut, announced today by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) as part of its revised grant awards made a mockery…
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