Published: 22nd March, 2019
Dear David Willetts, It has been a year since I last wrote to you, and I must say I was disappointed to never receive a reply. You will recall that I wrote on behalf of Leicester UCU to express our disgust at your appointment as Chancellor of the University of Leicester. I made the letter…
Published: 20th March, 2019
Weathering the equinoctial gales that battered the celebration of International Women’s Day during the UCU pensions dispute of 2018, staff of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History renamed their building after Dame Kathleen Kenyon. Kenyon is renowned for pioneering projects in the Middle East, at Jerusalem and Jericho, and she led the Institute of…
Published: 4th March, 2019
Given today’s news of Paul Boyle’s resignation as VC, we reflect on his five years as helmsman of University of Leicester, consider the broader failures of governance at our institution, and propose a way forward. Paul Boyle, President and Vice-Chancellor, 2014–2019 It began, in September 2014, with the news that the Bob Burgess’s successor as…
Published: 24th February, 2019
Members will no doubt have heard the news about the outcome of the pay-and-equality ballot. Although 70% of those members who voted in England, Scotland & Wales backed strike action and 81% voted for action short of a strike, the turnout was only 41%, falling short of the 50% legal threshold. In Northern Ireland, where…
Published: 19th February, 2019
Elections for students’ union officers are now open – closing on Friday afternoon – and also for a ‘Pro-Chancellor (Students)’. Many PhD students at University of Leicester are members of both UCU and the students’ union – and hence able to vote in these elections. Yesterday afternoon we sent the following questions (suggested by PhD…
Published: 17th February, 2019
Dear UCU Friends, Many of you may not know me well, but this is a personal plea. I am the co-chair of Leicester UCU, a 30-something-year-old Research Associate who is a woman. During the USS strike this time last year I stood next to you every day in the snow and cold, the rain and…
Published: 17th February, 2019
Unfortunately there’s been an electrical fault at the venue – this means we have to postpone our party. We’re looking for a new date… To commemorate one-anniversary of our USS pensions strike, we – along with our sibling UCU branch at De Montford University – invite you to GET OUT THE VODKA. A social evening…
Published: 11th February, 2019
Our comrades at De Montford University have today published two documents. First a press release responding to Friday’s announcement that Ian Blatchford had resigned as chair of the institution’s governors. Last week many rumours circulated that VC Dominic Shellard was on his way out – confirmed today. The Office for Students has launched an investigation…
Published: 1st February, 2019
To commemorate one-anniversary of our USS pensions strike, we – along with our sibling UCU branch at De Montford University – invite you to GET OUT THE VODKA. A social evening in the Function Room of the Criterion Freehttps://www.facebook.com/thecriterionleicester/ House. There will be live music, a DJ, a photo exhibition, a short pantomime (subject to…
Published: 15th January, 2019
Voting is now open to decide whether UCU members will take strike action (and action short of strike) in support of our claim (vis-a-vis our employers) regarding pay, equality, workloads and precarious contracts. The ballot closes on 22 February – so you must send off your ballot paper by 20 February to make sure your…
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