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Resisting Mass Redundancies at the University of Brighton

The University of Brighton has announced plans to sack 130 members of staff, with approximately 400 academics at risk of redundancy.

They claim they need to save money, but the University has spent over £50m on building projects in the last two years!

The huge spend on new buildings is part of a plan apparently intended to allow the University to “grow student numbers”. But expensive buildings don’t teach! And our student-staff ratio is already the 97th worst in the UK. If anything, staff numbers need to be increased.

100 fewer lecturers + more students = worse conditions for all

Cutting staff will reduce the quality of education at our University: an attack on education is an attack on students, and job cuts will have a detrimental effect on the wider local community in Brighton as well.

We will do everything in our power to fight against job cuts, including preparing for possible strike action. Staff and students should not be made to pay for the failures of management. A huge campaign is already underway, involving protests and open letters.

We are also facing pay deductions of 100% for our participation in the Marking and Assessment Boycott as part of the national UCU Rising campaign and so are preparing for the possibilities of taking strike action over this as well. Please see our website and follow us on social media for the latest news and updates in our campaigns.

How your money will be used

Any donations will be spent on materials for our campaign against redundancies and also supporting members if we take strike action. If we take strike action, the funds raised will be distributed amongst striking members who are suffering particular financial hardship, focusing on those who most in need.

Thank you for your solidarity – together we can win this

Christian Hogsbjerg, University of Brighton UCU treasurer