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4 November 2009
51¸£Àû said today that universities should be congratulated for the impressive, and largely unrecognised, work they do in generating wealth for the economy. A report…
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4 November 2009
51¸£Àû has begun employment tribunal proceedings against the University of Stirling. The union says the university has 'flagrantly breached' employment law by failing…
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3 November 2009
51¸£Àû today said it was deeply concerned by the language used by the government ahead of its unveiling of a new framework for higher education. The union said reducing…
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2 November 2009
51¸£Àû today said that all political parties needed to clearly set out their plans for education funding, as new figures revealed that competition for university places…
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30 October 2009
The 2009 Woman Political Journalist of the year, Lesley Abdela, has cancelled an appearance at London Metropolitan University (London Met) in solidarity with the…
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28 October 2009
51¸£Àû today said that Sir Andrew Cubie's call for greater student contributions to the cost of university education was out of touch with the rest of the political…
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28 October 2009
Members of 51¸£Àû at Glyndŵr University are to be balloted on strike action in support of their branch chair, Hamish Murphy, who has been dismissed from his post for…
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27 October 2009
Union says trust between university and staff has gone, with emergency meeting called for Wednesday to discuss action. 51¸£Àû today warned that Swansea University…
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23 October 2009
51¸£Àû today said the University of Bolton had 'jumped the gun' in announcing plans for job cuts. The university has announced plans to axe 61 posts but the union…
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23 October 2009
51¸£Àû today said that the idea to introduce league tables in universities and colleges probably sounded quite good at focus group level, but will receive short shrift…
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