January 2016 – Local Issues Updates
The Financial Health of the University of Brighton a UCU analysis Much concern has been raised by the VC’s references to challenging financial situation of the University and how...
Lecturers Common Interest Group – November 2015
Headlines from Lecturers Common Interest Group 4th November 2015 Effect on academic staff of the administrative restructuring The administrative restructure has now entered Phase 3 where it will deal...
UCU Congress 2015
Motions passed at quorate branch meetings at the university of Brighton for consideration at UCU Congress and UCU Higher Education Sector Conference 2015: Motions for Congress: UCU and BDS...
Lecturers Common Interest Group – October 2014
October 2014 The situation resulting from under-recruitment in a programme area in Art Design and Media led to staff raising a number of concerns and members of the UCU...
UCU Congress 2014 – Report from your delegates
The national congress of the UCU was held in Manchester on 29th & 30th May. The Higher Education section of the conference was dominated by a debate about why...
Pay Strike 2013/14
UCU is organising a series of two-hour strikes in January and February, and is participating in coordinated strike action with Unison and Unite. UCU is beginning a marking boycott...
JNC – March 2013
Issues raised by UCU at March JNC UCU requested a working group on the subject of Teaching Qualifcations with reference to the Strategic Plan. UCU raised concerns over the...
UCU Consultation on the Doctoral College
Summary report The UCU consultation asked members of the University of Brighton to comment on recent changes to PhD supervision, training and administration arrangements, most of which originate from...