Important Academic Board meeting – Extending Statute18 to Teaching and Research Staff – Weds 30 Oct
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Important Academic Board meeting – Extending Statute18 to Teaching and Research Staff – Weds 30 Oct

If you are a member of AB, please do your best to attend the forthcoming meeting on Wednesday 30 October. Very important issues of employment rights for academic staff (including Teaching staff and Research staff) and, by extension, to other staff have been tabled for discussion.

Stop ‘Tommy Robinson’, stop the far right – Saturday 26 October, National Demo

Stop ‘Tommy Robinson’, stop the far right – Saturday 26 October, National Demo

UCU is calling on all its members to attend a national demonstration this Saturday 26 October against racism and fascism. The demonstration is called by the TUC and Stand Up to Racism, and is supported by a long list of trade unions including UCU and our fellow campus unions, UNISON and UNITE. Where to go  The…

Higher Education Free Speech Act – open letter to Secretary of State for Education

Higher Education Free Speech Act – open letter to Secretary of State for Education

As you may have seen, the government has paused the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which was due to come into effect on the 1st August. There has been widespread dismay at the effect this will have on academic freedom, and for those concerned about this there is an open letter…