UCU - 2026

Spring Statement 'betrayed the millions of graduates drowning in debt'

3 March 2026

Responding to the Spring Statement's failure to address the student loan crisis, UCU general secretary Jo Grady today said:
UCU statement on announced job cuts at Glasgow Caledonian University

2 March 2026

UCU comment on reports that Glasgow Caledonian University is facing a predicted deficit of over £10million in the next financial year and is introducing a targeted…
University of Essex strikes escalate over campus closure & job cuts

2 March 2026

Nine days of strike action begins this week at the University of Essex in an escalating dispute over plans to close Southend Campus, cut 400 jobs and limit course…
Over 2,000 protest cuts in languages at Heriot-Watt University

2 March 2026

Over 2,000 people have signed a petition protesting plans to cut language teaching and research at Heriot-Watt University.
Durham University staff begin industrial action this week

26 February 2026

Staff at Durham University will begin working to rule tomorrow.