Category: campaigns
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How to talk to students about the redundancies
At UCU, we feel that informing students about the changes at the University is important. This helps to support students through uncertain times and helps to raise awareness and support as we oppose the job losses. The proposed changes will have an impact on the students and it helps for them to understand that this…
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UCU Derby’s response to the University’s redundancy plans
On the 15th and 16th of October, the University of Derby communicated its plan to make over 250 members of staff redundant, with over 550 members of staff involved in the process. The University has set out its case in the press and has now contacted staff and students. Stop the cuts UCU Derby strongly opposes…
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UCU gets University of Derby to disinvest from Blackrock
In a stunning development, UCU members achieved the first goal of their campaign in support of Palestinian rights when the University of Derby announced it decided to de-invest from Blackrock inc. (with a total amount thought to be approximately £10 million). The withdrawal came as a result of pressure by UCU members, and our gratitude…
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Restructuring and further redundancies: The union responds
The redundancies of professorial and associate professional staff are currently going to appeal. But, before the initial process of redundancies is completed, the University has moved to restructure the colleges and announced a further swathe of redundancies. This time the redundancies are likely to affect administrative and management staff. The union is now engaged in…
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645 signatures on the open letter to 30th April 2025
Thank you to everyone who has signed the Open letter to the University of Derby about the redundancies. Sadly, the redundancy process is ongoing and so you are still welcome to sign it. So far we have received 645 signatures on the letter and have been overwhelmed by the positive comments that people have made…
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Alternative plan for the University of Derby
University of Derby UCU has been working to fight the planned redundancies that the University is threatening. As part of this we have worked with representatives of the professoriate to develop an alternative proposal. This has been developed in consultation with the wider population of associate professors and professors and submitted to the University for…
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Stop Redundancies at the University of Derby
The University of Derby is threatening to make up to 35 professors and associate professors redundant. We are asking people to sign an open letter to the University calling for a halt to these redundancies. The targeting of these colleagues fails to appreciate their wide-ranging contributions to research, learning, teaching and senior leadership, at great risk…
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UCU manifesto
With the UK general election taking place in under two weeks, UCU has set out a bold vision for a fairer and more sustainable post-16 education system that has the interests of students and staff at its heart. Our manifesto sets out demands for wide-ranging reforms of funding, regulation and staff engagement across further, higher,…
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Academic boycott of Goldsmiths, University of London
From Monday 3 June, UCU has called on all members, trade unionists, and supporters to undertake an academic boycott of Goldsmiths which includes the following: We are also calling on UCU members and supporters to show solidarity with Goldsmiths by:
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