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27 January 2026
UCU has today condemned plans by London Metropolitan University (London Met) to slash the jobs of 120 academic staff. Although London Met made a loss last year,…
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26 January 2026
UCU has today condemned the blocking by Israel of a delegation of education leaders trying to visit Palestine as part of International Day of Education. The delegation,…
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23 January 2026
Staff at Northumbria University have voted to take industrial action over plans to pressure them to leave the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), the UCU announced…
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22 January 2026
UCU today condemned the lockout and withholding of staff pay at the University of Sheffield following lawful industrial action Staff at the university took 16 days…
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20 January 2026
UCU is deeply concerned by the length of time people connected to alleged actions involving Palestine Action are being held on remand. In a democratic society,…
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20 January 2026
Staff at the University of Essex have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over plans axe 400 jobs, UCU announced today The decision follows a ballot in…
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16 January 2026
Staff at New City College in east London will be balloted for strike action in their fight against the unfair dismissal of a member of staff, the University and…
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15 January 2026
Staff at Kirklees College have voted to accept a pay offer of 4.5% and pull out of the England-wide college strike action, UCU confirmed today. The negotiated deal…
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15 January 2026
Staff at Sheffield College have accepted a pay offer of 5% for lecturers and curriculum team leaders and 4% for all other college staff, and will stand down this…
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14 January 2026
Scottish Government announcement that colleges and universities in Scotland will be expected to meet a wider range of fair work criteria from April 2027.
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