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9 June 2011
The government was today accused of cherry-picking research in order to scrap the education maintenance allowance (EMA). Thomas Spielhofer, the former research…
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7 June 2011
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), today accused ministers of 'significantly underestimating' the level of fees universities would charge under the new fee regime,…
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7 June 2011
As negotiations aimed to resolve a row over fees for compulsory membership of a professional body for college lecturers conclude, 51¸£Àû has today said it will now…
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5 June 2011
51¸£Àû today described the launch of the New College of Humanities, which plans to charge £18,000 annual fees, as further proof that the government's university funding…
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3 June 2011
51¸£Àû questioned claims by London Metropolitan University (LMU) that it cannot halt its plans to cut 70% of courses, after evidence from the Office of Fair Access…
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1 June 2011
Staff at the University of Strathclyde join student protests against proposed cuts to services and the threat to over 100 jobs. Members of the University and College…
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1 June 2011
Members of 51¸£Àû at Leeds College of Building (LCB) are being balloted for industrial action in a row over jobs and pay. The result of the ballot is expected on Wednesday…
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1 June 2011
Over 100 more redundancies are planned at Salford University as the university continues to spend millions in the ambitious MediaCityUK project. The university…
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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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27 May 2011
Members of 51¸£Àû at Barnsley College are being balloted for strike action in a row over jobs. The ballot result is expected on Wednesday 8 June. The union is angry…
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