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In academia, where knowledge production is often celebrated while the labour that creates it is invisibilised, there exists a reality that often goes unnoticed—the precarity of post-graduate researchers (PGRs). As voices behind groundbreaking research and the backbone of undergraduate education, PGRs play a vital role in the academic ecosystem. Yet, they often find themselves navigating…

Outsourcing at Sussex set to continue despite initial promises

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Background to insourcing consultation In November last year many of us received an email from University of Sussex Vice-Chancellor Sasha Roseneil titled ‘Creating a better campus – the future of campus services’. The email spoke of how ‘the original outsourcing of these services a decade ago caused considerable unhappiness within the University community’ [see the…

Open letter to University of Brighton from Sussex Centre for Advanced International Theory

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To Debra Humphris and the Senior Management and Governors of the University of Brighton, We write as the management committee of the Sussex Centre for Advanced International Theory (CAIT) at the University of Sussex. We are shocked and saddened to learn of the mass redundancies recently announced at the University of Brighton. Humanities and social…

Open letter to University of Brighton from Sussex Centre for Human Rights Research

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To Debra Humphris and the Senior Management and Governors of the University of Brighton, We write as Co-Directors of the Sussex Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Sussex. We are shocked and saddened to learn of the mass redundancies recently announced at the University of Brighton. Humanities and social sciences research culture…

Sussex financial report by Andrew McGettigan

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Read the report in full : McGettigan_Sussex_Annual_report_2022_review_PUBLIC_Jan_2023.pdf The report linked above was prepared for Sussex UCU by Andrew McGettigan, an expert in university finances, using the Sussex Financial Statements 2021/22 [1] Sussex UCU Exec and Reps, January 2023 We encourage everyone to read the report by Andrew, linked above, in full. Below are excerpts, additional…

The future of campus services – a joint statement from University of Sussex trade unions

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Updated: Jun 1, 2023 This statement is in response to the Vice-Chancellor’s announcement that the current campus contracts for catering and facilities management will expire in August and December 2023, and sets out the position of Unison, Unite and UCU – the three trade unions representing staff on the University of Sussex campus. We welcome this…

The future of campus services – a joint statement from University of Sussex trade unions

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Updated: Jun 1, 2023 This statement is in response to the Vice-Chancellor’s announcement that the current campus contracts for catering and facilities management will expire in August and December 2023, and sets out the position of Unison, Unite and UCU – the three trade unions representing staff on the University of Sussex campus. We welcome this…

Demands from the PGRs as Staff Campaign following stalling negotiations

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Updated: Nov 16, 2022 Since June 2022, when the UCU boycott agreement (read Sussex UCU press release) was reached with university management, UCU PGR reps have been working on negotiations towards a new DT contract. As PGRs at Sussex, we are negotiating with management to secure an ambitious DT contract that seeks to resolve FIVE KEY…

Six key USS facts with evidence for VCs

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