Leicester University and College Union (UCU) branch has been in dispute with the University of Leicester since 22 May 2025. We entered dispute because the Vice Chancellor, Nishan Canagarajah, and the Executive he leads refused our request “to rule out a programme of collective compulsory redundancies in the 2025-6 academic year”. Given this formal basis…
96.2% vote that they have no confidence amid mass sackings Members of the Leicester University community have voted overwhelmingly that they have “No Confidence” in the Vice Chancellor, Nishan Canagarajah. The vote, organised by Leicester University and College Union (UCU), came in the context of mass job-cuts and departmental closures at the university. Over 160…
UoL’s guidelines: Leicester’s Industrial Action Formal Complaints page confirms that the University will proactively identify students who experienced disruption (“cancelled teaching … not rescheduled … or where learning outcomes are not delivered in other ways, or delayed assessment feedback”) and offer compensation via email. https://le.ac.uk/about/info/contact/student-complaints/industrial-action-formal-complaints Compensation is calculated using a standard formula based on missed…
The University of Leicester has begun its redundancy programme. We can now reveal the extent of “phase one” of their plans. Film Studies is to be closed down and the staff sacked. Modern Languages is to be closed down and the staff sacked. History will lose however many staff it takes to save £500,000 a…
A national UCU demonstration will take place in Leicester on Wednesday 12 November. This will raise the profile of our action greatly, as many UCU members from HE institutions around the country will come to join us. We will assemble between 11.00am and 12.00pm at De Montfort Square on New Walk, before marching to Victoria…
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