Strikes Tag Archive

Hundreds given in compensation over strikes

by • 4th June 2019

The higher education ombudsman or England and Wales has told a group of British universities to pay compensation for the loss of teaching hours after lasts years UCU strikes. The...

Teaching will go ahead after Easter break

by • 11th April 2018

Planned strike action scheduled to take place in the two weeks following the Easter break will not go ahead. In an e-mail circulated to all students, Vice Chancellor Professor...

Strikes set to continue after Easter break as UCU rejects pensions deal

by • 15th March 2018

Isabel Sykes brings us the latest updates from the UCU industrial action: strikes to continue after Easter...

Minister calls for student compensation over strikes

by • 6th March 2018

At the launch of a new regulator for higher education in England, the Office for Students, universities minister Sam Gyimah said students should receive compensation for missed...

Soapboxes

by • 5th March 2018

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Student petition calls for refund for lost teaching

by • 28th February 2018

Planned strike action by the UCU will affect 14 days of learning over a four-week period, across approximately 60 UK institutions. As a result students are questioning what will...

Vice-Chancellor hosts strike open forum

by • 20th February 2018

With student dissatisfaction growing due to impending strike action, Newcastle University's Vice-Chancellor faced questions from the student body...

Dramatic Student Council ends in officer resignation

by • 13th February 2018

NUSU Marginalised Genders Officer, Emily Sherwood, publicly resigned at Student Council...