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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, the University and College Union announced today The…
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5 January 2026
Strike ballots over job losses and the possible use of compulsory redundancies begin today at four Scottish universities.
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18 December 2025
UCU members at the University of Edinburgh have made significant progress in their dispute with the employer over job cuts, while UCU members at the University…
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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 UCU…
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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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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
Staff at the University of Sheffield began 14 days of strike action on Monday 17 November, UCU has announced. The full UCU strike dates are: Monday 17, Tuesday…
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17 November 2025
UCU Scotland members at the University of Edinburgh today begin three days of strike action in a dispute over £140million cuts and job losses, including the possible…
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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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