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University bosses cite ‘academic freedom’ as calls to sack trans-critical lecturer rise
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University bosses cite ‘academic freedom’ as calls to sack trans-critical lecturer rise

Right wingers and university bosses have rushed to defend University of Sussex lecturer Kathleen Stock after she was accused of transphobia.
11 October 2021
Royal College of Art strikers won’t be brushed off by bosses
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Royal College of Art strikers won’t be brushed off by bosses

University workers at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London struck on Monday and Tuesday to demand an end to casualisation and unsafe workloads.
06 October 2021
Low paid workers stage week-long pensions walkout at Dundee University
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Low paid workers stage week-long pensions walkout at Dundee University

Members of the Unison union at Dundee University struck for five days from Wednesday of last week in defence of their pensions
05 October 2021
Defend David Miller and academic freedom
Alex Callinicos

Defend David Miller and academic freedom

In a serious attack on academic freedom, Bristol University has sacked one of its professors of sociology, David Miller.
05 October 2021
‘I’m terrified,’ say students on returning to universities
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‘I’m terrified,’ say students on returning to universities

British universities have started opening their doors and the Tories are insistent on in person teaching.
28 September 2021
Don’t let Black History Month be tamed
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Don’t let Black History Month be tamed

Has Black History Month become a pale reflection of what it should be?
28 September 2021
University workers across Britain to vote on strikes
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University workers across Britain to vote on strikes

If the ballot is successful, UCU union members at over 150 institutions could begin strikes as early as the end of this year.
22 September 2021
New term signals big battles ahead for university and college workers
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New term signals big battles ahead for university and college workers

New term signals big battles ahead for university and college workers
21 September 2021
University strikes ‘inevitable’ after bosses’ new pension attack
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University strikes ‘inevitable’ after bosses’ new pension attack

Bosses are pushing ahead with huge cuts to workers' pensions.
02 September 2021
Liverpool university strikers keep fighting, and inspire others to resist
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Liverpool university strikers keep fighting, and inspire others to resist

The fight for jobs has already had a big impact. An initial list of 47 compulsory redundancies has been reduced to two.
14 August 2021
Liverpool University action forces bosses to ask for talks
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Liverpool University action forces bosses to ask for talks

Bosses have shown the first signs of failing resolve, with a sudden proposal to talk
13 July 2021
University jobs fight spreads from Liverpool to Leicester and Sussex
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Rally to build fights over jobs and wages in universities and colleges

Members of the UCU union are organising to unite the struggle for better pay and conditions across all of further and higher education
29 June 2021