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- Marking boycott set to stop University of Nottingham students graduating Staff at the University of Nottingham will boycott all marking and assessments from Wednesday 20 May in a fight to protect more than 600 jobs.
- Strike ballot opens over unprecedented attack on all academic staff at LSBU A strike ballot at London South Bank University opened today over plans to tear up the contracts of all academics. The ballot runs until Friday 22 May and a successful result could pave the way for industrial action to begin this academic year.
- Sussex ruling shows why Office for Students has lost sector's trust UCU welcomed a high court ruling that overturns the Office for Students' (OfS) £585k fine imposed on Sussex University for breaching free speech regulations. UCU said the judgment raises serious questions about the role of the OfS and the way it has intervened in institutional decision-making on contested issues in higher education.
- Chichester University creates two-tier workforce by shutting down pension access All new Chichester University workers are no longer allowed onto the industry standard pension schemes, and instead solely have access to an inferior scheme, leaving them much poorer in retirement.
- University of Essex strike, rally & call for vice-chancellor to resign Staff at the University of Essex will strike again tomorrow (Thursday 23 April), having already taken 16 days of action in a fight to save jobs, protect course provision and keep the university's Southend campus open.
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