V-c body told to accept division

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Independent assessors have been brought in to undertake an assessment of the "full range of activities and value for money" of vice-chancellors' body Universities UK (UUK) amid calls for the organisation to demonstrate a greater degree of openness about differences of opinion regarding the direction higher education should take in the future. The main committee of UUK met on 02 December 2005 behind closed doors to examine a report about the body's future structure.

Organizational history, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Reports, Company restructuring/company reorganization, Reorganization and restructuring, Company organization, Educational organizations

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Lib Dems eclipse Labour on campus

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The electoral dominance of the Labour Party on campuses in the UK is set to come to an end on 05 May 2005 as a result of a growth in support from the Liberal Democrats amongst academics and students. Polls reveal that while Labour could count on about 65% of academics voting for them in 2001, the party can now only count on 41% of the academic vote, whereas the Liberals have seen their share of the academic vote grow to 44% from 22%.

Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Public affairs, Colleges and universities, Students, College, Political activity, Universities and colleges, College teachers, College faculty, Surveys, Labour Party (United Kingdom), College students, Public opinion, Liberal Democrats (United Kingdom), Educational aspects

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