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26 November 2009
Students and staff at the University of Sussex today protested outside the library over proposals to axe 115 jobs. On Tuesday evening the university announced plans…
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25 November 2009
New support for victims of domestic violence will be launched today at Aston University following work by members of the Aston branch of 51¸£Àû. A new workplace domestic…
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24 November 2009
51¸£Àû today said that further education colleges should be congratulated for their work following a positive report from Ofsted. One in five colleges (20%) was judged…
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Funding council's call for London Met heads to roll makes governors' positions untenable, says union23 November 2009
51¸£Àû today said that the position of many of the board of governors at London Metropolitan University had become untenable after the funding council wrote to the…
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20 November 2009
51¸£Àû said today the positions of many of the board of governors at London Metropolitan University had become untenable after a damning report laid the blame for…
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20 November 2009
51¸£Àû today said that the UK risked being left behind as other countries put education at the heart of their fiscal stimuli. Responding to a speech by the chief executive…
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19 November 2009
51¸£Àû today called on the government to simplify the vast and varied qualifications and funding streams in further education. The union said the current mess was…
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19 November 2009
51¸£Àû has welcomed the appointment of Professor Malcolm Gillies as vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University (LMU) The union said that although Professor…
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18 November 2009
51¸£Àû today said that students still waiting for loan money needed to speak to their university and students' union and avoid the loan sharks circling campuses. As…
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18 November 2009
Members of 51¸£Àû at the University of Leeds will be leading protests outside a meeting of the university's council on 19 November in a row over job losses. The university…
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