Marking Boycott Called Off
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…
University Staff to Stage 18 Days Of Strikes
Words by Ali Abdi More than 70,000 staff at 150 UK universities are set to strike for 18 days over February and March, the University and Colleges Union (UCU) has…
Should students support the strikes?
Yes Johnbosco Nwogbo Universities are part of society. They don’t sit above society, nor do they transcend society. Problems in universities are de facto social problems. Lecturers, students, non-academic staff,…
BREAKING: Strikes to continue after UCU/UUK deal rejected
The joint proposal announced for consideration by the University and College Union (UCU) and Universities UK (UUK) has been roundly rejected by UCU University branches, including Sussex. The proposal included…
Strikes could be suspended Wednesday following controversial deal
Latest: http://thebadgeronline.com/2018/03/breaking-strikes-continue-ucuuuk-deal-rejected/ The University and College Union (UCU) strike could be suspended this Wednesday, following talks between the UCU and Universities UK (UUK). Negotiations have resulted in a revised plan…
Staff and students frozen out: VC goes it alone in UCU pension negotiation
The Vice Chancellor Adam Tickell has frozen out staff and students in negotiations on pensions as he becomes the only VC to negotiate on behalf of Universities UK (UUK). While…
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…
Students’ Union election week pushed back
Voting to elect new Full-Time and Part-Time Officers to the Students’ Union has been delayed by one week. Elections were due to take place between 12th-16th March, but will now…
UCU calls 14 days of teaching strikes
Members of the UCU (University and College Union) have voted for industrial action in their dispute over potential changes to university pension schemes. 61 universities – including Sussex – will…
Sussex joins TEF despite opposition
The University of Sussex voted to join the Teaching Excellence Framework on the 25th November, despite serious concerns from students, staff and academics. The TEF, which is opposed by the…
Growing concern over higher education spending proposal
The grant of The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) will experience a cut of 13 percent this year. This is because the government will be allocating £5.86 billion…
Future of short courses threatened
Creative writing, archaeology, history and other short courses will no longer be available from July 2012 onwards at the Centre for Community Engagement (CCE) at the University of Sussex. The…
Labour proposals may cause some students to ‘overpay’ fees
The issue of tuition fee increases remains active, as the Labour Party proposes cutting the coalition tuition fee cap of £9,000 by a third. At the same, the National Union…
University lecturers continue to protest pensions
University lecturers and academics of 67 institutions, including Sussex, will resume the June 2011 dispute over detrimental changes to their pension schemes. Lecturers will begin high pressure tactics to force…
UCU members strike against pension changes and job cuts
On 22 and 24 March 2011, strikes took place on campus after the University and College Union (UCU) voted early in March to take steps to protect their salaries, pensions,…
Sussex UCU lecturers vote for strike action
Sussex lecturers have voted to go on strike against cuts to their pensions. Members of Sussex UCU, the trade union representing lecturers, tutors and academic support staff, voted 73 percent…
Students excused from seminars to protest fees in London
Students at Sussex will be excused from lectures and seminars this Wednesday, 10 November, as thousands of people from all over the country will gather to protest the looming cuts…
NUS President comes to Sussex
Aaron Porter, President of the National Union of Students (NUS) is coming to the University of Sussex this Wednesday, 3 November. The President was elected in April of this year…
Universities face closure after budget cut by 40 percent
Universities in England are facing cuts of £4.2 billion by 2014-5, it was announced in last week’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), with teaching budgets expected to be hit hardest. George…
Staff and students unite against fee rise in peaceful protest
One hundred and eighty students and members of staff gathered on Library Square last Wednesday, expressing anger at Lord Browne’s proposals to significantly raise the cost of higher education, and…