Sussex UCU, Brighton, UK

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  • Why Inviting Police onto Campus is Not Reassuring

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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:…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The Free Black University Fund

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    “Education is at the heart of growth and transformation in our society. Today we stand at a critical juncture in our collective history – things cannot continue the same after this moment. It is imperative we focus on what the production of knowledge looks like after this point.” – Melz Owusu, The Free Black University…

  • Black Lives Matter

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    Image credit: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ UCU Sussex stands in solidarity with Black staff and students at the University. We also stand with all those protesting against police brutality and working to dismantle white supremacy within Sussex, the UK, the USA and worldwide. We ask you to sign this open letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor Adam Tickell,…

  • The McGettigan Report

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    Today UCU Sussex publishes a report on University of Sussex’s finances commissioned from Andrew McGettigan, independent expert on university finances and author of The Great University Gamble. The report is non-technical, clear and concise. We recommend everyone with an interest in the future of the University, and more broadly of UK Higher Education, to read…

  • A Response to the Vice-Chancellor

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    On 5th May the Vice Chancellor sent a long email to all staff which implicitly responds to the Crisis Justice at Sussex campaign. That campaign is itself a response to the programme of cuts outlined in the Financial Review Guidelines, which were circulated in their original form on 25th March and then published in revised…