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29 September 2011
New figures released today on eve of staff strike reveal that under-fire Middlesex University is one of the worst in the country when it comes to offering financial…
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29 September 2011
The country's most elite universities provide bigger grants for students from poorer backgrounds but fail to attract them in any great numbers, according to figures…
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28 September 2011
Staff at Middlesex University will be on strike on Tuesday 4 October unless urgent talks can resolve an increasingly bitter dispute over job cuts and changes to…
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27 September 2011
51¸£Àû Scotland has criticised the the announcement by Dundee and Strathclyde universities to charge £9,000 annual fees for students from the rest of the UK. Although…
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25 September 2011
51¸£Àû today said it welcomed the Labour Party's plan to force business to contribute to the cost of higher education. The union said that for too long business had…
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22 September 2011
51¸£Àû says coalition's student visa reforms could hit universities' finances The number of foreign students studying at UK universities has rocketed over the past…
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21 September 2011
Members of 51¸£Àû at Middlesex University today voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a row over job cuts and changes to staff terms and conditions. Four-fifths…
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21 September 2011
51¸£Àû Scotland welcomed today's funding increases for higher education. In the budget statement John Swinney announced a cash increase of £76m for universities in…
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20 September 2011
The playwright, Sir Tom Stoppard, will present a petition demanding ring-fenced funding for vulnerable modern languages to the Scottish Parliament today at 2pm.…
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19 September 2011
Rich people will end up paying less than the middle classes for tuition fees because they will clear their debts quicker and avoid bigger interest payments, a new…
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