UCU strikes

Ellie dissects the results of Impact's recent anonymous survey on student opinion following the second wave of University and College Union (UCU) strikes....

Our Nott-Experts share their opinions on the current University strikes, Andrew Sabisky, and encourage you to look out for your isolated friends and family during storm Dennis.  Kit Sinclair and Gareth Holmes Featured image courtesy of Impact Podcasts via Canva.  Music courtesy of audionautix.com   For more podcast content, as well as...

It has been revealed that the first 1,000 students have joined the class action to claim compensation from universities for teaching time lost during the recent UCU strikes, with the University of Nottingham (UoN) ranking fifth for the number of students signed up. Asserson, the law firm behind the...

This week, members of the University and College Union (UCU) will be consulted over proposals aimed at resolving the university staff pensions dispute. This comes after a UCU branch representative meeting on Wednesday 28 March, where the Union’s Higher Education Committee reviewed the latest proposal from the Universities UK...

Asserson, an international law firm, have launched a website for students who wish to claim a refund for the teaching time lost due to the UCU strikes. All students affected by the strikes are invited to join the group at https://www.universitycompensation.co.uk/ The class action lawsuit opened by the firm...

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...

Students in support of the UCU lecturer strikes are currently occupying a hallway in Trent Building to voice six demands for the University. The occupation started at 9am with approximately 10 protesters. Later on, as more students joined in, the number of supporters doubled. The protesters are also active...