From Monday 25th November to Wednesday 4th December, eight days of strikes took place at sixty universities across the UK. Forty thousand members of university staff took part in industrial action to back continuing debates […]
A Necessary Loss For One, Or For All?
As I’m writing this, you can find me bundled up behind my laptop, in my nice, warm room, wearing some hideous pyjamas, all while listening to the Mamma Mia Soundtrack over-and-over (sorry, flatmates). And no, […]
Stand and Support UCU Strikers
Staff at the University of Leeds have gone on strike this week for the second time in eighteen months, resulting in yet more disruption to students. The unresolved row between Universities UK (UUK) and the […]
Academic Staff Moving Towards Strikes on 25th November
The University of Leeds is one of sixty higher education institutions where members of the trade union UCU have voted in favour of taking industrial action. UCU represents most academic staff, including lecturers and professions,managerial […]
Staff Unions Balloting For Strikes, with Possible Action Before Christmas
Various trade unions are balloting for strike action at the University of Leeds. Read to find out how this might affect your education.
News Round-up
New Guidelines for Universities on Suicide Prevention University staff who work with students should be trained in suicide prevention, according to new guidelines. The guidance, published by Universities UK and the charity Papyrus, comes in […]
Strike Action to End as UCU Accept UUK Offer
University and College Union (UCU) members have voted to accept a proposed deal from Universities UK (UUK), immediately drawing to a close the long period of industrial action. 53,415 UCU members were balloted, with 33,913 […]
The UCU Strikes Back: Proposed Deal Rejected
University strikers have voted to reject an agreement reached on Monday between the University and College Union (UCU) and the University UK (UUK) over a pensions dispute. The UCU – University of Leeds branch, along […]
UCU Strikes Set To End As Agreement Reached
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are expected to return to work on Wednesday after the union and the Universities UK (UUK) group reached an agreement over pensions. Despite over 35 meetings of […]
Desperate Times Call For Desperate Strikes
As I am sure we are all aware, strike action started on Thursday at more than 50 universities across the country. Universities UK (the group that runs the pension fund for university lecturers) intend to […]