Email to all members, 30 April. Agile Working
A well-attended UCU members meeting on Wednesday discussed the University’s plans for post-pandemic ‘agile working’. Members heard that a draft University document seen by the trade unions proposes the following: All...
A Day in the Life of a Hotdesker
As told to UCU Brighton by a member of staff here, based on their experience at a different Higher Education Institution: 08.00 Check that you have everything you need...
Rally, Monday 8 Feb. No Start to Semester 2!
Brighton UCU members will begin their second wave of strike action against compulsory redundancies on Monday 8th February. The action has been called in opposition to compulsory redundancies among...
Welcome to the Amazon© University of Brighton?
In February 2020, several Vice Chancellors attended a presentation by Amazon, “How Amazon Helps Universities Innovate”. The image here shows our own VC Debra Humphris sitting in the second...
Student/Staff Assembly. Tuesday 26 Jan 2021, 12-1pm
Enough is enough. Students are being treated like cash cows. Staff are being made redundant without justification. University education is a public good yet it is being treated as...
Strike Dates in Feb 2021
Strikes UCU members will strike for the 5 days in the first week of Semester 2: Monday 8th – Friday 12th February. We do not take the decision to...
Tuesday 15. Drop-in virtual picket
Join on the Grand Parade Campus picket line between 9.30 and 11am. Bring solidarity messages and donations to our strike fund if possible, and tell us what’s happening at your...
Monday 14 Dec. Student-organised demo in support of the strike
“Student rally to support of the lecturers and to voice student concerns and demands. Staff Welcome” Monday 14 December. 12-2pm. Moulsecoomb campus The event page on Facebook is here:...
Days 4 and 5. #BlackLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter teach outs
At Day 3 of our strike against job losses for IT staff at the University, John McDonnell MP reminded us that education: “is a gift from one generation to...
Sign the Open Letter to the Board of Governors
A group of members have worked on an open letter to send to the Board of Governors at the University of Brighton. The letter highlights the key areas of...