Why are UK universities going on strike?
STAFF are going on strike at 44 universities in the UK for at least two weeks.
Here we explain the reason behind the walkout.
Why are UK universities going on strike?
The University and College Union (UCU) began ten days of strike action on Monday, February 14, 2022.
Staff at 44 universities walked out over cuts to the university staff's pensions as well as deteriorating pay and conditions.
Employers, University UK (UUK), are proposing cuts that would see lecturers lose 35 per cent of retirement funds.
The UUK declined the UCU's compromise proposals which would have seen both staff and employers would pay more in, to protect benefits and resolve the ongoing pension dispute.
Now workers are protesting by walking out or refusing to work beyond their necessary requirement.
Which universities are going on strike?
The list of universities going on strike is long with 44 institutions to be impacted.
It is estimated tens of thousands of staff will walk out, while others will take part in other forms of strike action such as working only contract hours.
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- Aston University
- University of Bath
- Birkbeck College
- University of Birmingham
- Bishop Grosseteste University
- Bournemouth University
- University of Bradford
- University of Brighton
- University of Bristol
- Cambridge
- Central Lancashire University
- University of Chester
- City, University of London
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- University of Dundee
- Durham University
- Edinburgh Napier University
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Essex
- Glasgow School of Art
- University of Glasgow
- Goldsmiths
- University of Greenwich
- Heriot-Watt University
- Imperial College London
- Institute of Development Studies
- Keele University
- University of Kent
- King's College London
- Kingston University
- University of Lancaster
- Leeds Trinity
- University of Leeds
- University of Leicester
- Liverpool Hope University
- Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA)
- University of Liverpool
- London School of Economics (LSE)
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Loughborough University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- University of Manchester
- Newcastle University
- University of Northampton
- Northumbria University
- University of Nottingham
- Open University (OU)
- Oxford Brookes
- Queen Margaret University
- Queen Mary (QMUL)
- Queen's University of Belfast
- University of Reading
- Roehampton University
- Royal College of Art
- Royal Holloway
- Royal Northern College of Music
- University of Salford
- Sheffield Hallam University
- University of Sheffield
- SOAS, University of London
- University of St. Andrews
- St. Mary's University College
- University of Stirling
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Sussex
- Swansea University
- UAL
- Ulster University
- University College London (UCL)
- University for the Creative Arts
- University of Westminster
- University of Winchester
- Writtle University College
- University of York
When will the university staff strike end?
Strike action is set to take place over ten days but it varies between each institution as to when they are affected.
There will be strikes taking place until at least Tuesday, February 22, 2022, but there are some planned for early March too.
More dates are likely to be announced after these strikes have finished.