Women’s Strike The Women’s Strike Assembly has organised two women’s strike events in Leeds for 8 March: 12pm rally in Briggate 4.30pm assembly at Bridge Street Church. More details on their facebook page. For the avoidance of doubt: UCU is … Read more
In the past few days, a storm of academic Twitter anger was aimed at University of Leeds over a job advertisement for a research assistant. The job description, apparently aimed at postgraduate students ‘interested in developing [their] professional academic skills’, … Read more
Negotiations between UCU and the University of Leeds over the UCU anti-casualisation claim to the University of Leeds will start on Tuesday 26 March. Full details of the claims are at leedsucu.org.uk/ucu-anti-casualisation-claim-submitted-to-university-of-leeds This page was last updated on 7 March … Read more
UCU vice-president Nita Sanghera has been subject to horrendous abuse online by members of a far-right white supremacist group. We stand alongside Nita. UCU stands for the kind of unity and equality that the far right despises. UCU London Region … Read more
UCU University of Leeds branch president Vicky Blake has been elected as national vice-president of UCU. Vicky will take office as UCU vice-president on 27 May, then will automatically become president-elect the following year, and national president of UCU the … Read more