The Latest Breaking News from UCU

UK research funding body in row with ministers over free speech and Gaza

Science minister Michelle Donelan requests UKRI cuts links with two members of panel she accuses of promoting extremist views

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023

Oxford academics to debate motion for ‘intifada until victory’ in Middle East

A motion to be brought before union members states that only a ‘mass uprising across the Middle East can free the Palestinian people’.

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

University staff end historic dispute over pensions

HIGHER education staff have voted to end a long-running dispute over pensions which led to a series of strikes. The University and College Union…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 20, 2023

No end in sight for long-running and ‘bitter’ pay dispute

IT’S already been a “long and bitter” dispute over pay and conditions – now strike action being taken by lecturers and other staff at…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 1, 2023

Striking university staff ‘forced to cut back on food’ as they ‘can’t pay the bills’

The University and CollegeUnion (UCU) walkouts are taking place at around 50 universities around the country

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Which universities are striking and why?

Numerous UK institutions’ actions by the University and College Union (UCU) will fall during Freshers’ Week for many first-year students.

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023

Strikes at 88 universities set for next week called off

Staff at 42 universities still plan to strike between September 25 and 29

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

University staff union backs away from UK-wide strikes as support wanes

Majority of campus branches refuse to take part in action scheduled for 25-29 September

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Hundreds of university and college support staff gather for pay protest

Universities and college staff across Scotland have taken strike action this week as part of a dispute over pay and conditions.

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Universities watchdog failing to meet students’ needs and ‘not trusted’ by many

A report has accused the Office for Students – whose chair is a Tory peer – of lacking independence from the Government.

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023