UUK have consulted Universities about a proposed review of USS’ governance structures, although its proposed terms are highly UUK-centric. We discussed these at a USS … Read more

Jackie Grant, a UCU pension rep. at Sussex, prepared the following graph, which comparatively outlines how pensions are likely to depreciate given the recent cuts … Read more

I have just sent the following letter to Martin Atkinson and Jane Higham in the hope that we can push back against the continuing farce … Read more

Dear colleagues, I am writing with an update on the USS pension situation. This will be fairly long so, if you don’t want to read … Read more

Local Context Whilst we were on strike this month, the University of Kent rejected UCU’s proposal to stave off cuts to our pension pay-outs. This … Read more

Current Financial Context The University’s financial performance in 2020-21 was ‘ahead of expectations’ with an overall surplus of over £4 million.  The University is ahead … Read more

The branch committee have prepared an FAQ as a guide to the marking and assessment boycott we are currently operating. The FAQ can be found … Read more

Dear University of Kent UCU members, Our branch strike fund has received 34 applications so far. If you need to claim, please do so ASAP, … Read more

Probation Most new staff are on probation, which means even open-ended contract can be precarious, until probation is deemed successfully passed. Some examples of casework … Read more

The USS issue is horribly complex, so UCU pension reps. have been trying to come up with illustrations to make it clearer. This graph shows … Read more