Author: Tristram Hooley

• 20th Feb 2024

  Reclaim Higher Education

  

  On the 28th February the UCU is launching its new campaign to Reclaim Higher Education. The ravages of marketisation have torn up the higher education sector as we know it and has created a system which is bad for students, staff, universities, and taxpayers alike. It’s time to reclaim higher education for the interests of…
• 6th Feb 2024

  Ceasefire NOW!

  UCU Derby will be supporting tomorrow’s day of action calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. We reiterate the demands for an immediate ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid, and the lifting of the siege of Gaza.   We call on all UCU members to… We call on all…
• 11th Dec 2023

  Meeting: The crisis in Gaza

  We would like to encourage members to attend the East Midlands region UCU online event: The Crisis in Gaza With our special guest, the Israeli-born historian Professor Ilan Pappé, and Palestinian speakers in the UCU union. 1pm, Wednesday 13 December. Via Zoom:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpcumpqzorHtLeTjF95Lb14c1-8iGjBNF-
• 8th Nov 2023

  Have your say

  All UCU members should have received an email entitled ‘Have your say: UCU Rising strategy consultation’. You should check the spam/junk folder in case the email has ended up there. The email contains the unique link to take part in the consultation. The consultation closes on Monday 20 November at 12 noon. So it is important…