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15 July 2015
51¸£Àû said the government's plans would do nothing to improve workers' rights and exposed the government's plans as an attack on working people. 51¸£Àû general secretary,…
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10 July 2015
The government would put the UK's proud reputation for international excellence at serious risk if it pushed through plans to make it easier for private colleges…
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8 July 2015
51¸£Àû has condemned plans in today's budget to convert university maintenance grants for low income students into loans of up to £8,200 and has said it will oppose…
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8 July 2015
51¸£Àû last night won the coveted best campaign award at the TUC/Warners Trade Union Communications Awards. The union picked up the gong for its work in fighting against…
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1 July 2015
Staff at the University of Wolverhampton will lobby members of the institution's governing body tomorrow in protest at plans to axe 19 professors by the end of…
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1 July 2015
Universities minister Jo Johnson gave a speech on higher education this morning. Responding to the speech , 51¸£Àû general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'Everyone wants…
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26 June 2015
51¸£Àû Scotland has today called off industrial action at the University of Aberdeen after management agreed to recommend against compulsory redundancies at the next…
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12 June 2015
51¸£Àû has said that maintenance grants provide crucial support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter higher education, and should be retained. The…
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8 June 2015
Staff at Aberdeen University have today backed plans for industrial action in a dispute over 150 proposed job losses. In the ballot of 51¸£Àû Scotland members, 73%…
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2 June 2015
The University of Warwick has abandoned controversial plans to use a scheme called TeachHigher to employ hourly paid teaching and research staff. 51¸£Àû welcomed the…
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