Open petitions & letters

Defend jobs and education at University of Portsmouth

The University of Portsmouth is making staff redundant just as it invests hundreds of millions in buildings and offers its vice-chancellor a pay rise. Read on for what is going on and what you can do about it. Here is a summary of the situation at University of Portsmouth: Professor Graham Galbraith has been vice-chancellor of University of Portsmouth since 2013 and has responsibility for the strategic direction of the University The vice-chancellor received a…

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Stop the attacks on academics: Donelan must go!

The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Michelle Donelan recently attacked individual academics on social media, making false and egregious accusations that she has since been forced to retract. She has failed to apologise to those she attacked and instead has sought to hide behind her department rather than taking personal responsibility for…

Stop job cuts at Northumbria University: no compulsory redundancies!

2022’s ‘University of the Year’, Northumbria University, has announced huge budget cuts. In a message to staff, Northumbria University Vice-Chancellor Professor Andy Long stated that having already saved £20million through voluntary severance and other measures, the university was looking to reduce staff costs by a further £12.5 million by 1 August. This will have a massive…

Defend jobs and education at Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University has announced plans to reduce academic staff numbers in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Maths, leaving 48 jobs at risk of compulsory redundancy. Please read and share UCU’s open letter here and sign our petition to save jobs at Oxford Brookes University.

Open letter to the vice-chancellor: devalued degrees at the University of Bristol

Dear Professor Evelyn Welch cc Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students) and Chair of the University Education Committee; Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Quality and Standards) and Chair of the University Academic and Standards Committee We are writing in response to the recently published temporary amendments to academic regulation for 2022/23, approved by yourself, the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education…

Barnet & Southgate College staff demand fair pay and manageable workloads

FE staff have had enough - pay us respect

Barnet and Southgate College UCU members demand a decent pay rise and concrete measures to reduce workload Barnet and Southgate College UCU call upon the College CEO, Darren Mepham, to pay a decent consolidated percentage pay rise and agree measures to reduce workload for his professional, hardworking and loyal staff. Over a decade of below-inflation…