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31 May 2011
Commenting on new figures showing a 0.8% rise in university applicants on this time last year, 51¸£Àû said thousands will lose out, including many for whom this could…
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29 May 2011
The general secretary of 51¸£Àû will today launch a scathing attack on the government's education policy. Sally Hunt will warn delegates at the union's annual Congress…
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28 May 2011
Members of 51¸£Àû this afternoon voted to step up their campaign of industrial action in an increasingly bitter row over changes to their pensions. The escalation…
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26 May 2011
Responding to government figures released today, which show that the number of 16-24-year-olds not in employment, education or training in England is just under…
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26 May 2011
51¸£Àû said today that £600m earmarked for universities working with businesses was little more than a 'gimmick' when put alongside the 'deep and damaging cuts' that…
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25 May 2011
51¸£Àû today said that while it welcomed news that targeted funds had ensured some strategic and vulnerable subjects had flourished at universities, there was a real…
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24 May 2011
Members of the 51¸£Àû Scotland and the Educational Institute of Scotland are holding a lobby outside the Scottish Parliament at 12noon in defence of jobs and education.…
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22 May 2011
A report from the government-funded Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has warned that the government's policy of encouraging 'for-profit' higher…
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20 May 2011
Members of the 51¸£Àû from across Scotland will hold a lobby outside the Scottish Parliament at 12 noon on Tuesday (24 May) in defence of jobs and education The demonstration,…
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19 May 2011
51¸£Àû Scotland welcomes the re-appointment of Mike Russell as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning. Mike Russell has been responsible for higher…
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