Thursday saw another entirely foreseeable fiasco from the government as students in England received their A-level results. Ignoring teachers’ assessments in favour of an obviously flawed algorithm was always going to penalise students from disadvantaged backgrounds, and the stories that…
Launching our Summer Campaign: CUCU Conversations
We are living through uncertain times. Over the past few months, many of us have been working flat out to deal with the challenges of lockdown; many of us are anxious about our working arrangements, career prospects, and the potential…
Remembering Jenny Marchant
It is with the greatest sadness that we have to announce the death of Jenny Marchant, Cambridge UCU’s branch president. Jenny passed away last Sunday surrounded by members of her family after being diagnosed last year with ovarian cancer. Jenny’s…
Black Lives Matter
Cambridge UCU stands in solidarity with all those protesting against police brutality and white supremacy and for Black Liberation in the United States. We similarly condemn the ongoing and repeated killings of Black people by British police and the violent…
Threats to Working Conditions: Cambridge UCU’s Response
At the end of last week, Stephen Toope sent an email to all staff outlining contingency plans that could see a serious erosion in working conditions for Cambridge University staff. These plans include: an extended hiring freeze, delays to leave…
Anti-Casualisation: Letter to the VC
Earlier today, our Anti-Casualisation Officers wrote to the Vice Chancellor, asking the University to do everything in its power to help out fixed-term staff reaching the end of their contracts in these unprecedented conditions. With no sign of how long…
CUCU branch motion on COVID-19
This motion was passed at our branch meeting on Monday 9 March, we’ll be contacting members via a branch email in the next few days to gather feedback on your specific concerns about issues you or colleagues are facing in…
Strikes yield first step towards Recognition
On Monday, the eighteenth day of our strike action, the Executive Committee of Cambridge UCU met with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Stephen Toope. We made it clear that the Vice Chancellor urgently needs to reassure his…
CUCU statement in solidarity with Cambridge students’ occupation
Cambridge UCU executive sends a message of solidarity to students at the University of Cambridge who have occupied the Old Schools administration building this morning in support of our strike. This follows an open meeting where hundreds of students questioned…
Major Breakthrough in Fight Against Casual Contracts for Hundreds of University Staff Achieved by Cambridge UCU
After 2 years of campaigning, Cambridge UCU (CUCU) applauds a major milestone on the road to more secure work for hundreds of staff across the university on the eve of historic strike action. During a meeting to discuss the use…