• UCU Strike: SU stance and students demanding compensation

    The UCU industrial action is now approaching its third week of strikes over the proposed changes to teaching staff’s pensions.   The result of the 14-day strike means that students will face cancelled lectures, seminars and tutorials. This has left them questioning whether they deserve compensation for the missed...
  • Stop focusing on tuition fees, start focusing on the real university issues

    On the one hand, Theresa May should be congratulated. Admitting that tripling the tuition fee cap to £9,000 in 2012 was a mistake is admirable. Expecting an increase in fees to create competition, rather than all universities just charging as much as possible without any change in where best...
  • The strike debate – which side are you on?

    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...