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4 August 2020
51¸£Àû Scotland welcomes news that record numbers of Scottish students are accepting places in Scottish universities despite the Covid-19 crisis.
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3 August 2020
The University of Oxford has been accused of flouting government guidelines on reopening universities. The university has refused to share health and safety risk…
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31 July 2020
New study demonstrates huge local economic impact of universities amid bankruptcy fears Universities typically support up to one additional job in the immediate…
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31 July 2020
Scotland's universities support over 72,900 jobs and add £4.6 billion to the Scottish economy, says a new analysis released today.
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31 July 2020
Universities typically support up to one additional job in the immediate local economy for every person they directly employ, according to a new analysis  by Hatch…
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27 July 2020
​​​​​​​Members of 51¸£Àû are being urged to support their most vulnerable colleagues and put pressure on their universities as the union launches action to support…
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24 July 2020
Universities to cut thousands of academics on fixed-term contracts On Monday, the Financial Times reported that UK universities are cutting thousands of academics…
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24 July 2020
Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan called on the vice-chancellor of the University of Portsmouth to think again over plans to axe staff in the English literature…
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23 July 2020
51¸£Àû has welcomed calls by the Labour Party for the government to ensure no university is allowed to fail, but said that more needed to be done now to protect the…
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23 July 2020
Staff, students, politicians and authors will be among the protesters at an online rally protesting against the University of Portsmouth's plans to slash jobs in…
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