Another round of job cuts
More cuts. Same failed strategy. Merry Christmas A voluntary severance scheme has been announced in the School of Art & Media and in four subject areas in the School...
End of Year Message: We can build a better University
End of Year Message: We can build a better University In this end-of-year mailing, we consider the current position of our University, how we have got here, and what...
VC Announces Retirement. The Humphris agenda must go as well
Celebrate the end of this Vice Chancellor! But let’s get rid of her accomplices as well Tuesday’s news that Debra Humphris has decided to leave the University in September...
Is UCU blocking academic promotions at Brighton?
Management’s lies on promotions Senior management are now openly blaming UCU for the fact that there is no academic promotions procedure in operation at University of Brighton. This is...
The attack on the lecturer contract at Brighton University
What we have learned, and what still remains unclear, since the Vice Chancellor announced the threat to trash our contracts: The University wants to save money by employing fewer...
Marathon strike at Brighton University comes to an end
Striking UCU members at University of Brighton returned to work on Friday 10th November after 129 days on strike. Staff voted overwhelmingly to stage an indefinite strike in response...
Strikes hit new academic year
Let by the Vice Chancellor Debra Humprhis, management achieved their set target of 80-97 lecturer redudancies through voluntary redundancy applications: 82 of which were accepted. Yet management are seeking...
Lecturers at University of Brighton tell prospective students to “look elsewhere”
Lecturers at the University of Brighton will protest against clearing this year, as part of a campaign to stop mass redundancies. Clearing takes place on A-Level results day and...
Boycott the University of Brighton
In May 2023 University of Brighton management announced plans to sack over a hundred members of staff. The cuts would mean a huge reduction in lecturers in subjects including...
Press Release: Vote of no confidence in the Vice Chancellor of University of Brighton and her senior team
PRESS RELEASE For immediate use Vote of no confidence in the Vice Chancellor of University of Brighton and her senior team In response to the announcement of the University’s...