Tag: university
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Join Us: Sign our Open Letter to Vice Chancellor, Sasha Roseneil – Divest from Israel’s Colonial Genocide
UCU stands in solidarity with those fighting for justice and human rights, calling on the University to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s colonial genocide. They urge support in signing an open letter to the Vice Chancellor, outlining demands for divestment and ethical investment policies. The motion affirms moral responsibility and advocates for meaningful change,…
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Outsourcing at Sussex set to continue despite initial promises
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…
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Sussex financial report by Andrew McGettigan
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…
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President’s Report: 2022 Branch AGM
The President’s Report for UCU Sussex AGM 11th May 2022 By Chris Chatwin Our big news is that Joanne Pawlik has come forward and volunteered to be our new President. Jo has been our lead negotiator for a while now and has developed all the skills necessary to successfully take on this role, I believe…
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Corrections to statements in the email from the Interim VC on UCU strikes
In his email of 19th November, Interim VC David McGuire gives his version of the reason for the current strikes. UCU Sussex would like to make clear that this is a misrepresentation of the real issues. If we are to resolve this dispute it is important that we base discussions not on misleading rhetoric but…
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Sussex UCU declares dispute over threat of compulsory redundancies
Friday 4 June 2021 We publish this blog post to share an urgent update regarding the negotiations over possible compulsory redundancies at the University of Sussex, and to lay out how together UCU members at Sussex can make sure that job losses don’t happen. The headline news is that the University Executive Group (UEG) has…
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Sussex scraps BA Languages and Intercultural Studies without transparency or accountability
We must be under no illusion: the withdrawal of this BA will have a negative impact on the decolonization of the curriculum and the University of Sussex’s image as a “Global” university. The University of Sussex’s brand new BA Languages and Intercultural Studies (LIS) degree programme, which was to have received its first intake of…
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Mass catering job cuts planned at the University of Sussex
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…
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The Free Black University Fund
“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…
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The McGettigan Report
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…
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