By Gareth Brown and David Harvie. Cover photo credit: Jacob. On the move UCU (University and College Union) is on the move. Less than six years ago, our union’s national […]
2+ years of militancy in universities: What do we know and where do we go? Read More »
On Sunday 1st December, nine University of Reading students attempted to occupy the ICMA building on the university campus. Two students have been informed that disciplinary action is being taken
Revoke the ban on the University of Reading students! Read More »
Fascism and the far right can come in various guises at universities. Rather than, for example leading demos where they attempt to present themselves as “ubermensch” as part of a
How to combat the far right on campus Read More »
In the wake of the UCU strike, the 2018-19 Pay Negotiations are now underway. Last year, the unions settled for a below inflation increase of 1.7%, this year things might
HE strike – What next? Read More »
The student movement which started in 2010 in protest of the tripling of tuition fees in higher education predominantly took the form of direct action, with its preferred tactic being
Struggles in education and political re-composition: On the latest UCU strikes Read More »
The University of Sussex had been slowly grinding to a halt since the start of the UCU strike. Things came to a head last week, with the students calling a
Sussex Students in Solidarity with the UCU Read More »
Matt Lee, Brighton Plan C “We know that the more a place is set apart for free play, the more it influences people’s behavior and the greater is its force
Free University Brighton: Education for love, not money Read More »
This is the text of a pamphlet handed out at the recent Rent Strike Weekender. You can find a pdf of the pamphlet itself here. Renting is shit – but
Solidarity Networks and Rent Strikes Read More »
This article by Callum Cant is a response to Shelly Asquith’s article on A-B marches. The National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) is a democratic student organisation, established in
From A-Z to Counter-Power Read More »
“The university is a factory”, we hear this cry everywhere, sometimes as a declaration and accusation of contempt, shouting out to the world. “This isn’t how it’s meant to be.
The university is a factory, burn it down! Read More »
This is a shorter write-up by members of Plan C Manchester about Wednesday 11th December’s #copsoffcampus activities. A longer account, written also by members of Plan C Manchester but specifically
#copsoffcampus – #copsoffcampusmcr Read More »
The Education Commission has released a new report, Behind the Facade, the Farce in which we look back at some of the central effects and changes that have been the result
Edu Comm Report: Behind the Facade, the Farce Read More »
“Over the past twelve months we have watched as universities have been dramatically transformed through tuition fee increases, job cuts and restructuring, privatisation and financialisation. Less attention, though, has been
Education Commission Report #2: Education at the Border Read More »
The occupation at the University of Sussex began on 7 February over the university management’s intention to outsource 235 jobs to private companies. Since then a “Sussex Against Privatisation” blog
Reflections on #Mar25 at Sussex University Read More »
Workers at the University of Sussex have formed a new union in a bid to halt the outsourcing of 235 campus jobs. The initiative comes from rank-and-file members of the
Sussex ‘Pop-Up Union’ to fight outsourcing Read More »
Press Release – 25/03/13 – 4.30pm Today marks an important and momentous day in the history of resistance at Sussex University and in the United Kingdom. At 1pm today, students
Occupy Sussex Press Release Read More »
21 November, 2012 London, UK – On the day of the first major NUS demonstration in nearly two years, the Education Commission published a report into the effects of increased
Re-published with the permission of Shift magazine. The recent student unrest has massively expanded political possibilities in the UK and Europe. The game is afoot and the next move is
From the Defence of the Present to the Control of the Future Read More »
By Nicholas Beuret What has been taken from them to make them so angry? Hope, that’s what. Hope, and the fragile bubble of social aspiration that sustained us through decades
Hope Against Hope: A Necessary Betrayal Read More »
