LGBTQ+ History Month Event – Wednesday 17th Feb 3.30pm-5.00pm
This event is organised by Brighton UCU Being Queer in the ‘New Normal’ – What is going on for you? Discussing our current situation through a Queer lens for...
Holocaust Memorial Day Meeting on Weds 10th Feb, 12pm – 1.30pm
Brighton UCU Holocaust Memorial Day Meeting with Holocaust Survivor Herman Weiser and Prof. Henry Maitles Wednesday 10th February from 12pm – 1.30pm Guest speakers: Holocaust survivor Herman Weiser Prof....
Thank you for supporting our action
Brighton UCU thanks everyone who supported us in our fight against compulsory redundancies. The attendance at our virtual picket lines and rallies by other trade unionists, and the messages...
Strike announcement
The UCU strike action due to begin on Monday has been called off. This is the joint statement agreed by UCU and the University: “UCU and the University have met...
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...
Events for Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January
Remembering those lost during the Holocaust Holocaust Memorial Day is an important day for reflection, remembering the terrible tragedies of the past so that they are not repeated and...
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...
The fight continues
A resolute branch meeting on the 22nd December debated the next steps in our industrial dispute. The meeting heard from one of members affected and we reiterated our solidarity...