Published on March 10, 2010, 4:51 am
News
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Published on September 24, 2009, 12:00 am
News
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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Published on August 27, 2009, 12:00 am
Features
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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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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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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Published on May 21, 2009, 1:31 pm
News
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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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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Published on April 22, 2009, 12:00 am
News
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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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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Published on March 28, 2009, 1:32 pm
News
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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