Lecturers

University strike action arranged by the UCU will hit 150 universities across the UK. In total, 70,000 UCU members will walk out on a record high eighteen day strike throughout February and March. Since 2009-2010, staff pay has declined in value by 25% relative to RPI, due to a...

The University and College Union (UCU) has announced further strikes will take place in universities across the country on 24th, 25th, and 30th of November. Abigail Cadman Kerr speaks to a striking lecturer and investigates the reasons for these strikes. ...

Amidst the continuing strikes from UCU members, Maia Mason interviewed Agnes Flues, President of the UoN UCU branch committee, to learn more about the reasons for the strikes and their impact upon staff, as well as the importance of solidarity from students....

Love them or hate them, lecturers are at the forefront of every student’s university experience. And in those moments where social media or ASOS just will not cut it for mid-lecture procrastination, you can always count on a professor’s outfit for distraction. Whether they are clad in fashion must-haves...

On the final week of the staff and student strike at the University of Nottingham, Impact spoke to picketers at the North Entrance of University Park Campus. Maths professor, Markus Owen, who was present during one of the early morning pickets stated he supports the strikes, because he would...

First up, let’s get back to basics: Who is deciding to strike? After several months of negotiations and a failure to agree on a solution, the University and College Union (UCU), the trade union for lecturers and other staff at universities, have called for the strike. 88% of UCU...