The Manchester branch of the University and College Union has announced it will ballot its members for industrial action over the outsourcing of IT jobs

The NUS is collaborating with Defend the Right to Protest to oppose the government’s strategy to prevent radicalisation, which involves monitoring events & political campaigns on campus

The only product of UCU strikes is mutually assured destruction. In this sum game, it’s the students who are hurting, argues David Brierley

In light of the recent university marking boycott, and its subsequent postponing, Lauren Wills explains why we have to put up with the necessary evil of strikes

Delegates walked out in protest over alleged failure to tackle racism, bullying and victimisation

The marking boycott is over until January, as the UCU and Universities UK agree to try and come to a settlement.

Since the 6th of November the University and College Union has engaged in an industrial dispute with UK universities concerning changes to lecturers’ pensions

Academics at universities nationwide have voted in favour of refusing to set or mark work in the dispute regarding pension cuts, starting from 6th November

Thomas Docherty, a staunch opponent of the marketisation of education, was reprimanded for negative body language and sarcasm during interviews for faculty positions.

Academics may refuse to set or grade exams and coursework in response to a drastic pension shakeup proposal.

Strike action has had “little or no impact” at most universities and protestors should focus on negotiating better pay deals for the 2014-15 period, says UCEA

Vince Cable and David Willetts have called for senior management to show “much greater restraint”

Second day of action set for December

Low numbers of undergraduates could cause universities to lose up to £80 million

University staff are considerably more stressed than the average British working person