Today Uni of Roehampton became the first University in the U.K. to announce a Voluntary Severance Scheme during the pandemic. 15% of academic posts will go Staff on scale 7 and above are ALSO being asked to take a ‘temporary’ pay cut. 1/ UCU Jo Grady UCU London Region

Shocking news...Thank you to our students who have already written to the Vice Chancellor and to colleagues from Universities all over the UK for your solidarity!

An excellent analysis by a great colleague at the University of Roehampton

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That’s it, I quit. euronews.com/living/2021/02…

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I am fucking furious and heartbroken seeing the closure of so many Roehampton courses laid out like this.