Report on casualistion at Oxford Brooks and Oxford universities

Respondents highlighted several interrelated issues, but some central themes emerged: lack of career progression; lack of employment rights; low and/or unstable income and its consequences in one of the most expensive cities in the UK; mental health issues; casualisation's exacerbation of existing equalities issues; and, for migrant staff and students, concerns around visa requirements and immigration status.

The testimonies were gathered in November and December 2021, after discussions at a joint open meeting held by the two branches, and were compiled by Dalila Missero, Oxford Brookes UCU research staff rep and Tom White, Oxford UCU anti-casualisation officer.

The report, Precarious academic work in Oxford, can be found here.

And blog posts from the two branches can be read on the Oxford UCU and the Oxford Brookes UCU websites.

This is a great example of local branches working together to help the fight against casualisation.
 

Updates and calls for action will be published regularly on the Oxford Brookes UCU website and the Oxford UCU blog, as well as on our Twitter accounts (@BrookesUCU; @OxfordAntiCas). Don't hesitate to contact either branch via email to ask questions, join our campaigns, and propose actions: ucu.brookes@gmail.com / oxfordanticas@gmail.com.