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1 April 2009
51¸£Àû will today urge the government to deliver on its own promises to reconnect with the public over the issue of university funding. The union's general secretary,…
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31 March 2009
51¸£Àû said today that it was amazed the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association (UCEA) chose not to make a pay offer to the higher education unions at yesterday's…
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30 March 2009
51¸£Àû has welcomed new figures that show an increase in the proportion of female professors. However, the union warned that the higher education sector still had…
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28 March 2009
51¸£Àû has called on world leaders to show their support for workers during the current economic downturn, by not cutting back on vital education and training. 51¸£Àû…
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26 March 2009
Responding to today's report on student employability by the Confederation of British Industry and Universities UK, 51¸£Àû agreed that students getting work experience…
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26 March 2009
51¸£Àû said today that it was important to clarify any confusion surrounding HE staff pay rises. In an article in the Times Higher Education it was stated that the…
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26 March 2009
51¸£Àû has today called for better financial assistance for students. Responding to a report by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) on access agreements and bursary…
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25 March 2009
With thousands of jobs and dozens of departments under threat across UK higher and further education, 51¸£Àû general secretary Sally Hunt has this week written to…
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24 March 2009
51¸£Àû today condemned the actions of Heriot-Watt University's outgoing principal, Professor Anton Muscatelli, in summoning staff to be warned individually of compulsory…
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20 March 2009
51¸£Àû today slammed the decision by the University of Reading to close its School of Health and Social Care. The union is angry that the university has ignored the…
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