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Abertay University Students' Association chief urges campaigners to stay on guard
A Dundee student leader has warned of the need to stay alert for ''adverse'' changes in higher education. (...)
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Education secretary unable to guarantee jobs as city universities improve collaboration
The University and College Union has failed to secure a pledge from Scotland's education secretary that jobs will be protected if closer collaboration between Dundee's two universities goes ahead. (...)
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City universities and college open to collaboration — but merger ruled out
Greater collaboration between Dundee's universities and college must not lead to job losses or cuts in student numbers, union and student representatives have warned. (...)
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City universities yet to meet to discuss closer collaboration
Dundee's two universities have yet to meet to discuss a merger or closer collaboration. (...)
Public meeting to discuss future of city's universities
The future of Dundee's universities will be discussed at a public meeting this week. (...)
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Search for new principal seen as sign Abertay University has fended off threat of merger
Abertay University has been given the go-ahead to restart the hunt for a new principal. (...)
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Education secretary insists there is no 'Machiavellian plot' to merge Dundee's universities
Education Secretary Michael Russell has called for calm as speculation persists over a possible merger between Dundee's universities. (...)
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Abertay University 'puzzled' by First Minister's Bernard King retirement comments
Abertay University has hit back after First Minister Alex Salmond raised concerns over the way it is run. (...)
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Abertay University student leader says merger threat 'still an ongoing issue'
A student leader is calling for the campaign against merging Dundee and Abertay universities to continue. (...)
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Dundee University open to 'enhanced collaboration' with Abertay
Dundee University says it is willing to discuss ''enhanced collaboration'' with Abertay University. (...)
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'There will be no forced merger' — campaign wins university pledge from First Minister
Campaigners have declared victory after First Minister Alex Salmond promised there will be no forced merger of Dundee and Abertay universities. (...)
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Scottish Funding Council wants city universities to complete merger talks by end of October
Dundee and Abertay universities should finish preliminary talks on a possible merger by the end of next month, the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has said. (...)
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'Amateurish, unprofessional and disrespectful' — Dundee University rector Brian Cox's scathing assessment of SNP's merger moves
Actor Brian Cox, the rector of Dundee University, has launched a stinging attack on the Scottish Government for its "cack-handed" handling of the proposed merger of Dundee and Abertay universities. (...)
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University 'merger by fax' condemned by educationalist
The proposed merger of Dundee and Abertay universities has been handled in the worst possible way, a top education expert has claimed. (...)
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City councillors united against university merger — but struggle to put it into words
Dundee councillors have failed to agree on a way to support the continued independence of the city's universities. (...)
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'Merger is not the only possible outcome' — education secretary signals Abertay University U-turn
Education secretary Michael Russell has signalled a dramatic U-turn by saying a full merger between Abertay and Dundee universities is not inevitable. (...)
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Hands Off Abertay — student leader appeals for Tayside's support to fight university merger
Abertay University's student leader has written an open letter to the people of Tayside appealing for their support. (...)
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University and College Union says Abertay is ready to fight for its future
One of the biggest campaigns Dundee has ever seen will oppose the forced merger of its two universities, a union figure has promised. (...)
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Dundee and Abertay universities ordered to hold merger talks
Abertay and Dundee universities have already been ordered to begin "urgent" talks over a merger. (...)
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Abertay could be test case for future of Scotland's universities
Should two universities go into one? The answer to that question could decide the fate of Abertay and Dundee universities — and have serious implications for the city, the region and the future of Scottish higher education. (...)
