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15 December 2025
Staff at the University of Essex are being asked to back strike action over plans to close the university's Southend campus and axe 400 jobs. Members of the University…
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15 December 2025
UCU members at Southampton Solent University have voted to strike after management forced hundreds of staff out of their preferred pension scheme and onto new contracts…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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18 November 2025
UCU called on college bosses to begin negotiating after its members voted to strike over low pay and poor working conditions.
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17 November 2025
UCU has suspended planned strike action at the University of Nottingham after management agreed to halt all compulsory redundancies until at least 31 October 2026,…
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14 November 2025
UCU has today welcomed the recommendations of the Commons Justice Select Committee as part of its inquiry into prison rehabilitation but urged the government to…
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10 November 2025
A group of 13 leading organisations from across the lifelong learning and skills sector, including UCU, has called on the chancellor to prioritise investment in…
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