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Students support striking lecturers with cake and biscuits

University lecturers have said the response from students to ten days of strikes starting today over pay, pensions and working conditions has been “overwhelming”. Students at 68 institutions will see their lecturers walk out in disputes over “beyond ...

14 Feb 2022 at 16:25

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Staff at Belfast universities begin 10 days of strike action

Some university staff in Northern Ireland have begun 10 days of strike action. The University and College Union (UCU), which represents lecturers and support staff, said the dispute was over pensions, pay and workload. The UCU said staff at 68 ...

14 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Scrap vanity projects and reinvest spare cash in staff, universities told

Universities must scrap plans to spend big on “needless vanity projects” and instead invest money in their staff amid the soaring cost of living, a union has insisted. The University and College Union (UCU) vowed to ballot next month for ...

22 Aug 2022 at 01:01

More universities could face strike disruption this term after reballots

More universities across the UK could face strikes this term after a fresh round of reballots. A further 10 institutions could now face walkouts in disputes over pensions, pay and conditions, the University and College Union (UCU) has ...

18 Jan 2022 at 15:55

University employers and union meeting amid marking boycott

University employers are holding talks with the University and College Union (UCU) amid an ongoing marking boycott. More than 140 universities across the UK have refused to mark exams or assessments since April 20 in a dispute over ...

14 Jul 2023 at 12:07

‘Still significant ground to be covered’ in talks on university marking boycott

Talks between university employers and the University and College Union (UCU) will continue but there is “still significant ground to be covered” amid the ongoing marking boycott, both sides have said. Members of the UCU at more ...

14 Jul 2023 at 17:49

University employers and union should discuss end to marking boycott – minister

Education minister Robert Halfon has called on university employers and the University and College Union to resume talks and end the “unacceptable” marking assessment boycott. Members of the UCU at more than 140 universities ...

13 Aug 2023 at 18:38

Strikes involving university support staff called off

Strikes due to take place over the next two weeks involving university support staff have been called off. Unions issued a joint statement with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) following talks at ...

17 Feb 2023 at 20:57

No mandate for fresh university strikes as union ballot fails to reach threshold

Members of the University and College Union will not stage strikes at universities in the new year after a ballot on further industrial action failed to meet the legal threshold. The University and College Union (UCU) ...

06 Nov 2023 at 17:05

Less than 3% of students affected by university marking boycott, UCEA says

Less than 3% of university students will be affected by the ongoing nationwide marking boycott, the chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) has said. Raj Jethwa said latest ...

30 Jun 2023 at 10:39

Negotiations must ‘restart’ to prevent graduation delays – Cambridge university

Negotiations over university staff’s pay must restart “urgently” to prevent students from facing graduation delays due to a marking boycott, the University of Cambridge’s leader has said. The dispute should be ...

22 May 2023 at 13:53

Thousands of students support university staff on picket lines, union boss says

Thousands of students have joined striking university staff on picket lines across the country, the University and College Union (UCU) has said. Universities across the UK have been hit by walkouts, with ...

01 Feb 2023 at 13:16

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