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Universities urged to tackle extremism »

Extremist voices on university campuses must be engaged with and not margalized, a report from Universities UK (UUK) has urged. UUK, a university lobby group that represents university principals, claims that students need to be exposed to extremist v...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Jenny Kassner | Read more »

Bursary scheme criticised »

Government plans to sustain the education of the poorest students with a £150 million fund has been pronounced 'unworkable' by some of the leading figures in higher education. As part of the plans to increase tuition fees, the coalition governme...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Imogen Block | Read more »

University finance: In bed with the boss »

There can be no doubt that funding cuts are posing a legitimate threat to the higher education sector and all peripheral industries. Westminster is slashing the higher education budget by a third with the unreasonable expectation that universities will...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 | Read more »

UUK report criticised for glossing over £2.7 billion investment shortfall »

UUK

A recent report on trends in higher education has been criticised by the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) for ignoring “serious issues”. The report, by universities umbrella organistation Universities UK (UUK) titled Patterns of Highe...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

English students voice concern over possible rise in tuition fees »

Wes Streeting

The National Union of Students (NUS) lobbied Parliament in London last week to oppose the possible rise in tuition fees in England. The lobby followed a report by Universities UK (UUK), which showed that vice-chancellors across England believe a near ...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Scottish universities could fall behind, warns report »

UUK

English universities could become larger and better-funded than those in the rest of the UK, a report has warned. The study, released by the vice-chancellors' group Universities UK (UUK), has found that since devolution English institutions have grown...

Sat 10 Jan 2009 by Matthew MacLeod | Read more »

Universities fail to teach students basic skills »

Universities need to do more to teach undergraduates basic people and communication skills, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said this week.Figures showing that 10.1 million graduates were fighting over 9 million graduate-level jobs in 2...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Chris Williams | Read more »

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