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25 November 2010
51¸£Àû said today that the debate on how to fund our universities was not simply a question of higher fees or fewer students. Responding to comments made by the vice-chancellors'…
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18 November 2010
UK students who study abroad may significantly boost their chances of success in later life, says a report released today. Responding to the report, 51¸£Àû said English…
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17 November 2010
51¸£Àû said today that the government needed to stop trying to spin plans to triple university fees and increase student debt as progressive and fair. The union's…
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17 November 2010
51¸£Àû said today that government plans to cut funding for colleges and reduce the number of places and opportunities for students and the low paid was 'another assault…
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16 November 2010
The 51¸£Àû today welcomed the government's commitment to raise the profile of vocational education in Britain, as outlined in its Skills Strategy, but warned that…
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16 November 2010
Commenting on provisional figures released by the university admissions service, UCAS, today, 51¸£Àû warned that universities faced an 'inevitable scramble for places'…
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15 November 2010
51¸£Àû said that cuts to higher education funding announced in the budget must not be used by universities to lobby for increasing student fees or as an excuse to…
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15 November 2010
51¸£Àû warned that the summit on higher education cannot address the immediate funding concerns for Scottish Universities and called for the parties to set out their…
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10 November 2010
Commenting on the national demonstration against education cuts, 51¸£Àû general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'The actions of a mindless and totally unrepresentative…
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10 November 2010
Thousands of students, lecturers and members of the general public will take to the streets today to protest against cuts to colleges and universities as part of…
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