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14 July 2009
Members of 51¸£Àû at City College Birmingham have suspended plans for strike action tomorrow. The union has secured an agreement with the college that there will be…
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13 July 2009
51¸£Àû today called on the government to protect education during the recession after a new report showed a record rise in the amount of money higher education contributes…
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13 July 2009
London Metropolitan University (LMU) will be brought to a standstill on Tuesday 14 July as members of 51¸£Àû and Unison go on strike as part of their ongoing fight…
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9 July 2009
51¸£Àû today said potential students risked seeing their dreams shattered as a poll revealed record numbers of state school children want to go on to higher education.…
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9 July 2009
51¸£Àû today welcomed a 9.7% rise in applicants to UK universities and colleges compared to the same time last year. The union said the government had to do more to…
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9 July 2009
Staff at Southgate College will hold a special lunchtime rally on Friday 10 July in protest against 30 job losses. The event, organised by members of 51¸£Àû, will…
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8 July 2009
51¸£Àû today said government plans to allow students to study some degree courses without having to pay tuition fees if they agreed not to take up any funding support…
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7 July 2009
Students and staff from London Metropolitan University lobbied the chair of the board of governors on 2 July to protest against job cuts. The protest was aimed…
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6 July 2009
Following meetings with officials of the joint trade unions, the Association of Colleges have increased their final offer for 2009-10 to 1.5% on all scales and…
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6 July 2009
Local politicians will put aside party differences on 7 July to join protests at the University of the West of England (UWE) against cuts to language courses. The…
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