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Education
Call for higher university fees is out of touch, union says

Published on March 10, 2010, 4:51 am
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A new report by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGC) calling for higher university fees is out of touch, the Universities and College Union (UCU) says.
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Teaching union slams Mandelson's glee at HE cuts

Published on January 24, 2010, 8:45 am
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The Universities and College Union (UCU) questioned the wisdom of Lord Mandelson after he said that massive university cuts might be a blessing in disguise
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Govt HE funding policies may lead to academic brain drain

Published on January 7, 2010, 5:42 am
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Top professors have threatened to quit the UK if the government does not back down over proposed changes to the way that research is funded, a new survey reveals.
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Universities express concerns over more HE funding cuts

Published on December 22, 2009, 12:13 pm
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Universities have expressed serious concerns over the government's plans to cut higher education funding.
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At last London Met governors resign over funding scandal

Published on December 17, 2009, 6:57 am
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University governors at cash- strapped London Metropolitan University have at last tendered their resignations after serious criticism over their role in the management of the institution's finances.
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Number of trainee teachers exceeds government targets

Published on December 12, 2009, 12:03 pm
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The number of people on trainee teacher courses has exceeded government targets for the first time, new figures reveal.
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Sex education to become compulsory

Published on November 5, 2009, 8:31 am
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Parents are to lose the right to withdraw their children from sex education classes once they reach 15, the schools secretary Ed Balls has announced.
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Unions slam CBI's proposal to scrap government HE target

Published on September 24, 2009, 12:00 am
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Unions have reacted angrily to the CBI's call for the government to abandon its target to get 50 per cent of young people into university.
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Encourage poorer pupils to strive for excellence, say experts

Published on August 27, 2009, 12:00 am
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According to the Department for Business Innovation and Skills: "talent and hard work" should determine an individual's chances of success in life; not their "background" or "where" they come from.
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Dropping university grades won't help social mobility

Published on August 17, 2009, 12:00 am
Opinion
I am a passionate believer in social equality and feel that education can empower individuals and lead to social progression. But lowering grades to facilitate entry for students from disadvantaged backgrounds is not necessarily the best way to achieve this.
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University teaching cuts are absurd, say union

Published on July 26, 2009, 12:00 am
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The decision by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to slash funding for teaching by £65m has been branded "absurd" by the Universities and College Union (UCU).
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Student complaints rise by 23 per cent

Published on May 21, 2009, 1:31 pm
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The number of complaints against universities lodged by students rose sharply by 23 per cent in 2008, compared with the previous year, according to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator's (OIA) annual report released on May 19.
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New internship scheme to boost graduate job opportunities

Published on April 29, 2009, 9:12 am
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A new graduate internship scheme launched today by the Department for Innovation, Universities and skills aims to support graduates who wish to improve their career prospects by gaining work experience.
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Tuition fee increase may hamper efforts to widen participation

Published on April 22, 2009, 12:00 am
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Poorer students from black communities may be put off from going to university as a result of a proposed increase in tuition fees, the NUS has warned.
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How 'complementary' education benefits Afrikan children

Published on April 18, 2009, 4:58 am
Opinion
I often state that many of the young black people we, at Nu- Beyond, work with in our educational interventionist work, Pupil Referral Units, community based projects, and summer school initiatives, are some of the brightest you could wish to teach in this society.
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Tuition fee increase may hamper efforts to widen participation

Published on March 28, 2009, 1:32 pm
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Poorer students from black communities may be put off from going to university as a result of a proposed increase in tuition fees, the NUS has warned.
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