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Higher education strike institutions, September 2023

6 September 2023

The elected representatives on UCU's higher education committee (HEC) called for strike action in September 2023 over the national pay and working conditions dispute.

Most strike action will take place over five consecutive days from Monday 25 September 2023 to Friday 29 September 2023, although a small number of UCU branches strike on different/additional days because of their specific local circumstances. Check the full list below. Please note that the list of institutions where strike action will take place has changed from that originally published. Strike action was called off at a number of universities and will now be targeted at the very worst employers.

Action short of a strike (ASOS) remains on and will involve the following:

working to contract
not covering for absent colleagues
removing uploaded materials related to, and/or not sharing materials related to, lectures or classes that will be or have been cancelled as a result of strike action
not rescheduling lectures or classes cancelled due to strike action
not undertaking any voluntary activities.

The marking and assessment boycott (MAB) that began on 20 April 2023 was withdrawn on 6 September 2023.

This is strike action called for the pay and working conditions dispute only; there is no strike action or action short of a strike (ASOS) called for the USS pensions dispute.

This is a live document and is being continually updated by UCU staff. If any corrections/clarifications are required, please contact the UCU campaigns team.

Institution
Strike dates run from Monday 25 September to Friday 29 September unless otherwise indicated
Birkbeck, University of London
Bournemouth University
Brighton, University of	Currently undertaking indefinite strike action over local redundancies
Brunel University
Buckinghamshire New University
Dundee, University of	Striking on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 September
Durham, University of	Striking on Tuesday 26 September
Edge Hill University
Edinburgh, University of
Glasgow, University of	Striking on Wednesday 27 September
Gloucestershire, University of	Striking on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 September
Greenwich, University of
Heriot-Watt University
Keele University
Kingston University
Leeds, University of
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Liverpool, University of
London Metropolitan University	Striking on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 September
Open University
Oxford Brookes University	Striking on Wednesday 27 September
Oxford, University of
Plymouth Marjon University
Plymouth, University of	Striking on Monday 25 September
Queen Mary, University of London	Strike days are over punitive pay deductions for those who took part in the marking and assessment boycott (MAB)
Royal Academy of Music
Royal College of Art
Royal College of Music
Royal Holloway, University of London
Salford, University of
Sheffield, University of
South Wales, University of
Stranmillis University College
Trinity Laban	Striking on Thursday 28 September
Ulster University
University for the Creative Arts
University of the Arts London
University of the West of England	Striking on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 September
Westminster University	Striking on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 September
Writtle University College

*The strike at the University of Strathclyde has been called off after members agreed a local deal.

Last updated: 15 November 2023

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