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UCU strike

Politics

Stirling University Research Fellow: “We never know if we’re gonna have a job in a few months”

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Lecturers and researchers on casual contracts can rarely plan further than three years into their future, often their contracts last only six months.…

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Education Lecturer Joe Smith: “It’s about the next generation of researchers”

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Despite his pension being cut, lecturer Joe Smith is worried more about the students going to academia than himself.…

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UCU pauses strikes for two weeks

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023

Jo Grady calls off the strikes to allow for negotiations in a "constructive environment".…

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University Union set to strike for 18 days

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

The union are calling to stop the use of unstable contracts as well as a significant pay increase to address the cost-of-living crisis.…

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UCU Strikes: “Soul-destroying” to have to continue striking every year

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022

The three day strike action has been deemed the “biggest in the history of higher education” by the UCU.…

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Students show solidarity with striking lecturers

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Today saw the final day of events in support of the UCU lecturer strikes.…

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News/news

Car driven “aggressively” through campus picket

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021

A car has allegedly been driven "aggressively" through strike picket on campus.…

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news/News

Stirling set for UCU strikes

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

Strike action set to hit the University in run-up to Christmas…

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Uni receives backlash after students suspended

February 20, 2020February 25, 2020

The group that occupied the Cottrell Building have been suspended for eight weeks.…

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Further strikes announced for February and March

February 3, 2020February 4, 2020

The strikes will last for 14 days over a period of four weeks.…

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