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On Thursday 5 November University of Sussex Vice Chancellor Adam Tickell wrote to all staff announcing a heightened police presence on campus. Having explained that last Saturday saw “a very heavy Police presence on campus” because of “incidents involving Sussex students’”, the Vice Chancellor confirmed that the police have now been invited to patrol campus.…

Sussex union and students press the University to halt redundancies at Chartwells

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As the University of Sussex’s catering contractor Chartwells presses ahead with plans to make 70% of its staff redundant on 17 November despite the extension of the government furlough scheme, unions and students have written to the University outlining why it must step in to stop this. 23 October 2020 From: Sussex campus unions To:…

Sussex UCU branch view on the proposed USS 2020 valuation

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Prepared for the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the University of Sussex by the Sussex UCU Pensions working group, in response to the USS 2020 valuation discussion document published September 2020. All Sussex UCU members and wider groups of staff were consulted throughout the preparation of this view. Employers have been asked to respond by…

Letter to VC from a UCU Member

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UCU Reps and Exec fully endorse the following letter that was sent to the Vice Chancellor from one of our branch members: Dear Professor Tickell, I am writing to express my dismay, frustration and hurt at your latest ‘View from the VC’ of 1/10/2020, which – to my mind – epitomises and makes explicit the…

Mass catering job cuts planned at the University of Sussex

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Trade Unions condemn “Fire and rehire scandal PRESS RELEASE Chartwells, which provides the majority of catering at the University of Sussex, have announced they will make over 70% of their staff redundant on 17 November. This puts 39 of 55 posts at risk. They have also made clear that they will employ agency workers. Chartwells…

Face to face teaching and voluntary on-campus work

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We note the messages to staff and students in the last few days from the VC, the PVC for Education, and the Chief Operating Officer, as well as the email to all staff Return to campus: guidance for all staff, and the most recent Return to campus webinar. A consistent theme of these messages is…

Sussex UCU statement on Hong Kong National Security Law

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Sussex UCU notes the National Security Law (NSL) in Hong Kong which came into force on 30 June of this year and its claims to universal jurisdiction in Section 6, Articles 36-9. Sussex UCU further notes the statement of the Association for Asian Studies and the interim statement of the British Association for Chinese Studies…

Joint statement by University of Sussex campus unions on reopening for teaching this term

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8th September 2020 Since the University of Sussex moved teaching and professional services online in March, the campus unions have been in negotiations and attempted negotiations with University management regarding the means of safely re-opening for teaching in the autumn. However in light of recent scientific evidence and the increasing national incidence of Covid-19 we…

Call for University of Sussex to condemn racism in research funding

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5th September 2020 Dear Professor Becker, We write to ask for the University’s public support for a recent open letter condemning racism in research funding. The letter, written by ten Black women involved in UK research and addressed to UKRI, was prompted by a funding call which saw £0 of £4.3 million awarded to Black…

The Free Black University Fund

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