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23 April 2026
All new Chichester University workers are no longer allowed onto the industry standard pension schemes, and instead solely have access to an inferior scheme, leaving…
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22 April 2026
Staff at the University of Essex will strike again tomorrow (Thursday 23 April), having already taken 16 days of action in a fight to save jobs, protect course…
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22 April 2026
Southampton Solent University staff will begin five days of strike action next week after management began forcing them out of their pension scheme by threatening…
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26 March 2026
UCU today called on ministers to take urgent action to safeguard pensions in higher education, warning that failure to act risks 'irreparable damage' to the sector.…
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26 March 2026
Staff at Sheffield Hallam will begin voting to take strike action from Tuesday 31 March in a fight to protect their pensions. The ballot will run until Tuesday…
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26 March 2026
London South Bank University (LSBU) has threatened to put all its academic staff at risk of redundancy in a restructure that would divide the workforce into teaching…
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24 March 2026
Staff are on strike today and Thursday at University of Sheffield International College (USIC) as action escalates in a fight against a pay freeze.
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24 March 2026
Northumbria University staff will rally on Wednesday 25 March as they protest management's attempt to rob them of their pension.
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10 March 2026
UCU alongside its sister unions, Unison, Unite, EIS & GMB has today demanded university bosses protect pay, protect jobs and improve working conditions across the…
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9 February 2026
Northumbria University will be hit with ten days of strike action from Thursday 12 February in a fight to save staff pensions, UCU announced today Staff will down…
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