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23 January 2026
Staff at Northumbria University have voted to take industrial action over plans to pressure them to leave the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), the UCU announced…
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22 January 2026
UCU today condemned the lockout and withholding of staff pay at the University of Sheffield following lawful industrial action Staff at the university took 16 days…
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20 January 2026
Staff at the University of Essex have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over plans axe 400 jobs, UCU announced today The decision follows a ballot in…
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14 January 2026
Scottish Government announcement that colleges and universities in Scotland will be expected to meet a wider range of fair work criteria from April 2027.
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13 January 2026
UCU Scotland today commented on the 2026 Scottish Budget announcement.
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8 January 2026
Staff at Durham University are moving towards a strike ballot after senior management refused to engage constructively with the union over untenable workloads and…
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5 January 2026
Strike ballots over job losses and the possible use of compulsory redundancies begin today at four Scottish universities.
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23 December 2025
Staff at the University of Sheffield International College (USIC) have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions, the UCU announced…
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18 December 2025
UCU members at the University of Edinburgh have made significant progress in their dispute with the employer over job cuts, while UCU members at the University…
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15 December 2025
Staff at the University of Essex are being asked to back strike action over plans to close the university's Southend campus and axe 400 jobs. Members of the UCU…
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