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26 March 2010
The future of universities' role in Scotland, academic freedom, Facebook, student feedback and job losses are all on the agenda at the 51¸£Àû Scotland Congress. The…
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25 March 2010
Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMC) has announced plans to axe 100 jobs. 51¸£Àû, which represents lecturers at the college, today accused the college of breaking…
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25 March 2010
All Scottish universities will see a real terms reduction in their funding for the next academic year (2010/11), according to new funding allocations released today…
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24 March 2010
51¸£Àû today welcomed announcements in the budget of extra student places in universities and colleges. However, it said high quality education could not be delivered…
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24 March 2010
51¸£Àû today slammed the decision by the University of Reading to push ahead with swingeing cuts to science. The university council voted in favour of axing up to…
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24 March 2010
51¸£Àû today confirmed that it had cancelled a ballot for industrial action at the University of Kent. Talks between the union and the institution resulted in the…
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23 March 2010
Members of 51¸£Àû at King's College London have today announced that they will be out on strike next week on Tuesday 30 March in response to the university's refusal…
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23 March 2010
Staff and students at the University of Southampton will join forces on 25 March to protest against plans to axe sports studies. The demonstration, which has been…
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23 March 2010
51¸£Àû today welcomed a report from the science and technology select committee on the impact of spending cuts on science and scientific research. The report warns…
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22 March 2010
Members of 51¸£Àû at King's College London have today voted overwhelmingly in favour of both strike action and action short of a strike in their fight to save jobs.…
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