Around 50 postgraduate students gathered for the "What is the Future for Young Academics" conference in London last Saturday. It was backed by the London region of the UCU union.
The national executive of UCU lecturers’ union today voted overwhelming to strike alongside Unite and PCS on 10 May. The union believes that the strike is a welcome step in the campaign to fair pensions for all.
Teachers in the NUT union in London were set to strike on Wednesday of next week as Socialist Worker went to press, along with lecturers in the UCU union.