April 13th, 2018 | by
Hanson Jones UCU members have voted to bring months of industrial action and uncertainty to a close after voting to accept the terms set out by the UUK, as they continue to propose pension scheme changes. Having come to a close, the result of...
April 11th, 2018 | by
Hanson Jones Planned strike action scheduled to take place in the two weeks following the Easter break will not go ahead. In an e-mail circulated to all students, Vice Chancellor Professor Chris Day announced that teaching will take place as...
March 15th, 2018 | by
Isabel Sykes Isabel Sykes brings us the latest updates from the UCU industrial action: strikes to continue after...
March 5th, 2018 | by
Isabel Sykes Talks restart on Monday 5th March to bring an end to the lecturers'...
March 5th, 2018 | by
Megan McManus Comment's home of rants; weird, wonderful,...
February 28th, 2018 | by
Sunil Nambiar Strike action is taking place in universities across the country. Beginning with a walk-out from 22 to 23 February, the 14 days of strikes will see members of the University and College Union (UCU) – some 40,000 lecturers...
February 19th, 2018 | by
Fred Hunt Cuts to and marketisation of university pensions has provoked a strike, but what do students...
February 13th, 2018 | by
James Sproston NUSU Marginalised Genders Officer, Emily Sherwood, publicly resigned at Student...
February 7th, 2018 | by
James Sproston The Courier presents the arguments surrounding the UCU industrial action, as the University and its lecturers are divided over changes to the employer contribution towards the USS pension...
February 7th, 2018 | by
Jamie Cameron Jamie Cameron speaks out in support of the lecturers that are striking over cuts to and marketization of their pensions after UCU balloting...