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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Staff and students strike accord
It shouldn’t surprise me that students can be selfish people, and yet, on Wednesday, I was amazed at how many…