Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | Dispute, General News, Home Page, Local Dispute, Stories
In early June 2026, 25 academic staff across four Institutes were informed that they were at risk of compulsory redundancy, the group included UCU members and union representatives. These members identified and reported several issues with the consultation and scoring...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | Branch News, Dispute, Home Page, Local Dispute, Stories
Despite commitments to avoid compulsory redundancies and clear risks to September teaching, Sheffield Hallam University Executive Board has shown no leniency in their current raft of job cuts. Staff affected by the current wave of redundancies have faced what UCU...
Sunday, June 14, 2026 | Branch News, Dispute, Home Page, Local Dispute, Stories
Sheffield, 14 June 2026 Sheffield Hallam University’s University and College Union (UCU) branch has welcomed a significant victory after the University Executive confirmed it will no longer pursue plans to move academic staff into a subsidiary company. The proposed...
Saturday, June 6, 2026 | Branch News, Dispute, General News, Home Page, Local Dispute, Member Update
Sheffield, 6th June 2026 The University and College Union (UCU) branch at Sheffield Hallam University has raised serious concerns following the announcement of a new redundancy scheme that could see significant cuts across key staff groups, alongside serious failings...
Friday, May 15, 2026 | Motions
London Peace Conference resolution This branch notes The success of the Paris Peace conference held on the 4/5 October 2025 which attracted 4,000 people and delegates from 18 different countries. That the conference foregrounded opposition to renewed arms spending...
Friday, May 15, 2026 | Branch News, Home Page, Local Dispute, Uncategorized
Staff at Sheffield Hallam University have announced 18 days of strike action following the University’s refusal to back down from plans to cut at least 130 academic and research jobs, and to attack pensions and working conditions. The strike dates are: 27-29 May; 1-5...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | Motions
Motion: Lack of Confidence in the Board of Governors Independent Review into Academic Freedom This UCU branch notes: In November 2025 Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) made headlines around the world for its treatment of our member, Prof Laura Murphy. The release of...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Branch News, Dispute, Home Page, Local Dispute
Today members of the UCU Branch at Sheffield Hallam University have given an overwhelming mandate for industrial action in a statutory ballot for strike action. 87.7% of members voted for strike action and 93.2% for action short of strike, with a turnout of 72.6%,...
Friday, May 1, 2026 | Motions
Motion: Greylisting Sheffield Hallam University The Sheffield Hallam UCU Branch Notes: Sheffield Hallam University is planning to make £26 million in cuts to its budget and has proposed a tranche of changes to employment terms and conditions. Academic staff are at...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | Branch News, General News, Home Page, Member Update
In the face of the university’s plan for further academic staff job cuts and erosion of working conditions, UCU Sheffield Hallam has produced a new State of the University Report that compares Sheffield Hallam to other post-92 universities using various different of...
