Liverpool union members to strike during end-of-year exams

Work to rule at Liverpool over ‘rank and yank’ cuts

Union threatens strikes and marking boycott after staff identified for redundancy based on research grant income and citation impact scores

By Chris Havergal

26 April

Person very low on ground under a limbo to illustrate the University of Liverpool against making redundancies based on research grant income and citation impact scores.

Global metrics experts attack Liverpool redundancy criteria

Authors of Leiden Manifesto and Hong Kong principles say plans to use grant income and citation scores to make redundancies is threat to responsible use of metrics around globe

By Anna McKie

26 February

Union condemns Liverpool’s ‘rank and yank’ science cuts plan

UCU says axing health and life science researchers with the least grant income and fewest citations is ‘catastrophic error of judgement’

By Anna McKie

2 February

UK universities cutting jobs accused of exploiting pandemic

At least 12 institutions planning to make redundancies

By Anna McKie

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Liverpool union members to strike during end-of-year exams

Industrial action continues despite university reducing number of planned redundancies and revising selection criteria

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Liverpool union members to strike during end-of-year exams

Industrial action continues despite university reducing number of planned redundancies and revising selection criteria

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Global metrics experts attack Liverpool redundancy criteria

Union condemns Liverpool’s ‘rank and yank’ science cuts plan

UK universities cutting jobs accused of exploiting pandemic

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