Staff are protesting the institution’s refusal to rule out compulsory redundancies.

A ballot of UCU Scotland members at the institution revealed 80 per cent support for a walkout after a round of job cuts which have already seen 175 people depart in a voluntary scheme.

Sir Peter Mathieson appears to have confirmed he is being paid for a board role at a university spin-off at the same time as many staff face uncertainty about their futures.

If Northumbria does this, other universities will too.  These cuts will harm thousands of people, their students, families, and their local communities now and into the future.

UK higher education now faces a very bleak future, retreating in the face of little public sympathy and limited political interest.

This year’s marking season has confirmed for many academics that, less than three years since the launch of ChatGPT, AI use by students has become so rife that their submitted writing is no longer a r...

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The UCU Solidarity Movement, formed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on higher education, rallied members for actions against job and wage threats. The movement demanded more pro…

This is a live page of all the redundancies, restructures, reorganisations, and closures taking place across the sector at the moment. Solidarity to all. This sector is vital to the country’s…

Prevent the destruction of the trees and green space of The Park Campus

The UK's universities are in crisis. Dave Hitchcock on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be understood as an interdependent system.

More transparent and democratic decision-making within UK universities could have helped institutions avoid the financial mistakes that are now resulting in mass redundancies, argue Nicholas Grant and...

Two UCU Commons HEC members are bringing the following motion to the special HEC meeting on Wednesday 19th February. We are looking for UCU members in HE to add their names in support of the motion…

Staff at Newcastle University overwhelmingly backed strike action in defence of jobs.

Watch the official UCU hustings with UCU vice-president (HE) and honorary treasurer candidates, which took place online on Wednesday 5 February 2025, 16:30-18:00.

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Disputes at Newcastle and Sunderland universities are a warning sign. It’s time to invest in higher education.

Over 1.000 UCU members will be balloted for strike action at Newcastle University later this month over £35m in cuts management is slashing from the university's budget.

University staff could strike unless reassurances over job cuts are given by its vice-chancellor as pressure mounts on him and other senior managers.

16 days of activism against gender based violence is an international campaign that organises at all levels, including the United Nations, Governments, NGOs and trade unions.

Announcement follows the departure of 400 staff members last year as efforts to close budget black hole continue

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