Sheffield Hallam and Winchester latest universities to face strikes

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Universities ‘risk grinding to a halt’ as job cuts deepen

Institutions where hundreds of roles are at risk will have to radically change the way they operate, staff warn, with big impact on students and the wider community

By Tom Williams

7 May

Cordoned-off area where the 'Sycamore Gap' tree on Hadrian's Wall once stood, northern England

Too hard, too fast? One in three campuses now making redundancies

Number of institutions making redundancies passes 50, reflecting scale of financial challenge facing sector, but even some senior leaders fear rush into irreversible changes will do long-term harm

By Tom Williams

25 April

UCU conferences cancelled as union staff strike over ‘racism’

Unite branch leads walkout, saying industrial relations in union are ‘broken’, just hours after general secretary delivers unity message in opening speech

By Tom Williams

29 May

Cardiff, Wales - November 2019 Sign attached to a tree near an official picket line outside Cardiff University. It marks industrial action by members of the Universities and College Union.

Winchester staff vote to strike over cuts and workload

Forty jobs set to go at university

By Patrick Jack

21 May

Hallam faces strikes as Goldsmiths boycotted over cuts

Universities latest to see industrial disputes ramped up over plans to lose hundreds of jobs

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Hallam faces strikes as Goldsmiths boycotted over cuts

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Winchester staff vote to strike over cuts and workload

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