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Unite branch leads walkout, saying industrial relations in union are ¡®broken¡¯, just hours after general secretary delivers unity message in opening speech

In congress address, general secretary pledges to work to end in-house industrial dispute and to ¡®hold Labour¡¯s feet to the fire¡¯

Surrey was one of only a handful of UK institutions that was found to have a negative flow of cash in its 2021-22 financial statements

Unite calling for independent investigation into institutional racism and how organisation is run

Public supports getting firms that hire graduates to foot higher education funding bill, says union research

The digital revolution is creating a sense of always being watched and judged in both teaching and research, say Chavan Kissoon and Terence Karran

Dozens of consultancy bigwigs feature in corporate-heavy council membership, according to union analysis

A quarter of modern institutions looking to shed upwards of 50 roles, with agreements on teaching loads and promotion also under threat, UCU survey finds

Further industrial action planned as union members try to resist wave of university cost-cutting

UCU members back more industrial action over job cuts at London institution but Northumbria dispute could soon end after compulsory redundancies ruled out

Legislation that places new conditions on union membership and funding already having an impact

Union branches accuse institutions of planning to breach agreement that protects research time and promotion prospects

Winchester, Surrey and Queen Mary latest to shed academic positions as industrial disputes heat up elsewhere

Incumbent¡¯s narrow margin of victory does little to assuage critics of her first five years in charge of union 

Ewan McGaughey says ¡®it¡¯s not over¡¯ after narrowly missing out on unseating incumbent Jo Grady

Incumbent run close by King¡¯s College London professor Ewan McGaughey in poll

University of London institutions announce plans to restructure departments, affecting dozens of jobs

Panel claims its efforts have been met with ¡®resistance, indifference, procedural setbacks and deliberate stalling¡¯, in wake of THE article alleging discrimination against black workers

We won¡¯t stop until staff and members in every branch, every department and every team feel that they are treated fairly and equally, says Jo Grady

Incumbent must overcome low turnout, member disillusionment and three challengers if she is to secure another five-year term in office

¡®No less favourable¡¯ provision a ¡®major win¡¯ for university staff or a handbrake on their salaries, depending on perspective

Staff warn of ¡®stench of hypocrisy¡¯ as union fails to address the issues it is campaigning on within its own office

Union and employer body clash on ways to prevent more industrial action as they appear in front of MPs investigating impact of last year¡¯s marking boycott

Union members voting on who should be next general secretary, with incumbent under pressure from all sides 

Elitist, undemocratic activists¡¯ revolutionary aspirations explain their enthusiasm for futile industrial action, say John Kelly and Adam Ozanne

Union ready to ¡®robustly protect education¡¯ amid widespread job cuts, as leader changes tone ahead of re-election battle

All but a handful of universities now tarnished by short-changing scandal, according to academic union

Delight and alarm in equal measures, as political manoeuvres and drafting technicalities limit both casual employment and its antidote

Commons Education Committee exploring whether institutions should adopt ¡®standardised method of mitigation¡¯

Union representing UCU employees hopes that decision will act as a ¡®wake-up call¡¯

Union members declare no confidence in vice-chancellor over proposed plan that would see closure of departments

With one dispute won but another floundering, some believe lack of strikes could actually benefit UK¡¯s main academic union in latest talks with employers, but others are preparing to try to unseat the general secretary in an election that promises to be a ¡®referendum on last five years¡¯

The general secretary¡¯s visibility makes her a natural target for discontent, but many of the blunders arose from committee decisions, says Dyfrig Jones

Union misses 50 per cent threshold for first time since holding sector-wide votes, leaving future of dispute in the balance

SCU decision the latest sign of doom for workplace agreements that lack union support

Union and employer association welcome delay to resolve ¡®unintended consequences¡¯

As the cuts to the USS scheme are reversed, the UCU¡¯s battle for better pay and conditions goes on. Members must vote ¡®yes¡¯ to more action, says Jo Grady

Australian university to ¡®review¡¯ court¡¯s dismissal of its appeal, as union urges it to abandon ¡®stalling tactics¡¯

Union says it is ¡®committed to resolving this issue as a matter of urgency¡¯ as Unite urges it to continue funding for postgraduate rights role

Staff union steps in to try to protect those responsible for mistakes, as anger grows among membership

Union mistakenly sends withdrawal notice to university amid confusion over who is and isn¡¯t taking part in latest walkouts

Union attempts to rally members to renew the fight but few branches opt to take part in industrial action planned for start of new academic year

Several major universities face disruption at start of the academic year but appetite for taking action begins to fragment

Staff secure increases in London weighting, childcare subsidies and more parental leave

Rhetorical ambition for a ¡®more sustainable¡¯ workforce not reflected in negotiations, union says

Union members say tight deadlines not achievable as boycott ends as universities push to allow students to graduate

Decision to reduce resources for postgraduate rights campaign goes against wishes of members, Unite says

Employers urge union members to prioritise getting final grades to students, but more strikes planned for later in the month

Angered by pay and conditions, more than 90 per cent of student workers voting to unionise, well above 75 per cent pre-Covid average, annual analysis finds

Anger at some universities, exultation at others, as enterprise negotiations drag on

Divisions on both sides mean finding compromise that suits all is proving impossible, with sector¡¯s reputation on the line

Union blames ¡®recalcitrant¡¯ executives for walkout but university says it has bargained ¡®in good faith¡¯ and negotiations have been slow elsewhere

UK universities brace for yet more disruption as union prepares for reballot that could take dispute into 2024

Union has just weeks left to call vote on whether to extend industrial action or members will face being forced to clear assessment backlog

Employers might find it easier to reach agreement with a less politically skewed membership body, says an anonymous academic 

Improving benefits and lowering contributions must not mitigate against the pension scheme¡¯s ability to better ride out future storms, says Kate Barker

Just months after ending largest-ever walkout among teaching staff, workers at 10-campus public system complain about unfulfilled promises and arrests

Union threatens more walkouts unless management ¡®work with us to avoid further job losses¡¯

Labour leader says he feels ¡®very uncomfortable¡¯ about industrial action leaving students unable to graduate

With national talks aimed at ending the marking boycott at a standstill, some universities are looking to take matters into their own hands