UCU - University and College Union

UCU - University and College Union University and College Union (UCU): UK trade union representing staff in further & higher education.

UCU is the largest trade union and professional association for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff working in further and higher education throughout the UK.

18/06/2026

Staff going off sick with burnout. People leaving the sector for good. And the workloads left behind only get heavier.

This is the reality for further education.

UCU’s own research found staff in further and higher education work the equivalent of more than two days unpaid every single week. Unmanageable. Unsustainable. And getting worse.

Is your workload a problem? Tell us. The more data we have, the stronger the case we can build for you and for the whole sector. (Survey link in bio)

18/06/2026

Staff at Northumbria University are being balloted for strike action. ✊

UCU has declared a dispute over plans to cut 1 in 10 jobs before Christmas with management refusing to rule out compulsory redundancies.

Fewer staff, more work, less pay. Worse for students.

18/06/2026

A damning 97%. That's how many University of Lincoln staff who voted have lost confidence in senior management, after the university cut a third of its workforce and refused to rule out more compulsory redundancies.

16/06/2026

Universities up and down the UK are quietly moving staff out of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme to cut costs.
Christine Blower co-chair of our Parliamentary Group, put it straight to the government. Watch their non-answer.

Pensions aren’t a cost cutting exercise. They’re staff’s terms and conditions. Hands off.

12/06/2026

Four weeks today. 150,000 people. The cobbled streets of Durham.

The Big Meeting is back and UCU members across the North, we want you there! Get yourself down 🪧🎺

12/06/2026

Four weeks today. 150,000 people. The cobbled streets of Durham.

The Big Meeting is back and UCU members across the North, we want you there.

12/06/2026

4 in 10 of the world’s top universities are in the UK. International staff and students play a huge role in that.

Thanks to Rupa Huq MP for pushing this message in parliament and challenging the visa changes driving global talent away.

The Home Secretary says the changes “are not about students.” We’ll hold them to that.

We condemn the monstrous attack that took place on Monday evening on Stephen Ogilvy. Our thoughts are with him and his f...
11/06/2026

We condemn the monstrous attack that took place on Monday evening on Stephen Ogilvy. Our thoughts are with him and his family.

The dignity shown by Stephen’s family in speaking out against all forms of violence, appealing for calm and pointing out the positive role migrants play in our society is an example to us all.

There can never be any justification for racism, vigilantism, or collective blame.

We have seen attacks on homes, houses being set alight with families inside them, and the racist targeting of ethnic minority communities and migrants.

We must stand with every family under attack and show that they are not alone, not forgotten and not abandoned.

That is why we are gathering this Saturday for peaceful rallies in Belfast and Derry, and we ask for every UCU representative and member in Northern Ireland to make every effort to join.

Saturday 13 June
Belfast: City Hall, 1pm
Derry: Guildhall, 2pm

10/06/2026

Educators matter more than ever.

"There is a reason why fascists and authoritarians target academics. Because they understand your power."

Asad Rehman received a roaring applause as he delivered the keynote at UCU Congress 2026.

Watch the full speech on our YouTube. Link in bio.

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