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The University and College Union (UCU) took industrial action across the country during the 2022/2023 academic year to improve pay and working conditions for members in higher education. Alongside regular…

Another Wave of Strike Action to Hit Sussex Campus

Sussex University and College Union (UCU) members are among those at sixty UK universities to vote for another wave of industrial action.

UCU plan ‘maximum disruption to forthcoming exams’ as talks fail to find resolution

Talks to resolve the dispute over pensions for University staff at a national level have so far failed to reach a resolution, with a further 14 days of strike action…

Long Read: The Badger’s Tickell interview revisited amidst UCU strikes

In the wake of the UCU strikes, The Badger‘s former Editor, Freya Marshall Payne, revisits her 2016 interview with the then-new Vice-Chancellor, Adam Tickell. She explores how his comments two…

Buses return to campus from 6pm-7am

Brighton and Hove Buses have confirmed they will return to campus during strike days after 6pm until 7am. The buses resumed serving campus stops on Monday evening. This agreement, made…

Long Read: Media and University have failed students on UCU strikes

There has been a lot of confusion and anger surrounding the strikes. The Tab has been dominant in forming the student media narrative, yet their reporting has been sensationalist and…

U.S.S.U-Turn: 54 students decide stance for 17,000

On Monday 19th February, the Students’ Union Council will vote on whether or not to support the national Univerity and College Union (UCU) strike action that is going to occur…