UCU - 2025

Staff fury as University of Essex threatens to slash 400 jobs

2 December 2025

UCU has today condemned plans by the University of Essex to axe 400 jobs and close its Southend campus. In an email sent to staff, the vice-chancellor, has confirmed…
England wide strike action to hit 30 colleges in January over fight for fair pay

28 November 2025

Staff at 30 colleges across England are set to down tools for three days in January over low pay and poor working conditions.
Labour 'echoing Reform' with 'regressive levy' on international students, says UCU

26 November 2025

UCU general secretary Jo Grady has responded to the Labour government's Autumn 2025 budget.
Four days of strikes begin tomorrow at Imperial College London over real terms pay cuts

24 November 2025

Imperial College London staff will down tools tomorrow in a fight for a fair pay award, UCU confirmed today Management misled staff over benchmarking used to justify…
Strikes off after union forces Lancaster University to withdraw compulsory redundancy threat

20 November 2025

Planned industrial action at Lancaster University has been suspended, after management agreed to halt all planned compulsory redundancies for academic staff until…