Key National Updates University of Kent management claim they will withhold ‘50%’ of pay from staff who take part in the NATIONAL marking and assessment … Read more
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Arts and Humanities voluntary severance scheme
At 3pm on 5 April 2023, members in the Arts & Humanities received a communication from HR, addressed to them personally, inviting them to consider … Read more
Biggest ever UCU meeting in Kent branch history passes ‘strike ballot motion’ to defend PS jobs
137 people attended the emergency general meeting on Tuesday 4 April to vote 96% in favour of this motion (see email for link). The motion … Read more
Kent UCU launches National Defence of Jobs by submitting motion to UCU Sector Conference
Motion to HE Sector Conference: To campaign for a student distribution system in HE. Conference notes that student recruitment patterns: mean some universities hoard undergraduate … Read more
Top-down Restructure Threat
Top-down restructure proposal threatens Arts and Humanities at Kent The work on restructuring the Division began back in September, and there have been more … Read more
Upcoming Pickets & Events
Thursday 9 March 1pm-2pm Jo Grady speaking at members’ meeting All welcome. In person (preferred by organisers): CCCU campus, room VH1.07 Also online: Click here to … Read more
Strike deductions financial support
Follow this quick process to claim for the first day you took strike action this academic year For additional strike days, claim from national UCU … Read more
Update on LOCAL job security at Kent
The university has just opened a new round of voluntary redundancy but remember this is not backed up with a current threat of compulsory redundancies … Read more
National Strike Events & Pickets at Kent
National Strike Events at Kent Thursday 24th CANTERBURY Pickets 8:30 – 10:00 Staff – Student Rally 10:30 UCU Social – Unicorn pub 12:00 Friday 25th … Read more
EG to cut degree programmes in ALL divisions?
Sign the petition here Kent’s Executive Group (EG) are considering closing a large number degree programmes across ALL divisions, not just the Arts & Humanities (which … Read more


