Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Branch News, General News, Home Page, Local Dispute, Uncategorized
Update on planned savage job cuts and staff morale demoralisation at Sheffield Hallam University Last week, academic and research staff at Sheffield Hallam were briefed by the university on proposed job cuts totalling up to 200 posts. The proposed cuts affect every...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | Motions
This branch believes that: The proposals outlined in the 10 March all-staff briefing constitute an existential threat to the future of our university and risk causing permanent damage. If left unchallenged, these proposals would dismantle the academic workforce beyond...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | Branch News, Dispute, General News, Home Page, Local Dispute, Member Update
UCU Hallam Press Release – 10th March 2026 Liz Mossop, the VC of Sheffield Hallam University, has outlined the latest plans by the University Executive Board to make £26.6 million in savings next year, including £16 million from staffing costs, at an All Staff...
Thursday, February 26, 2026 | Branch News, General News, Home Page
Staff at Sheffield Hallam University have been informed by the University Executive Board that the university needs to make further savings of £27 million pounds, with £16 million savings coming from job cuts and £8 million coming from changes to staff pensions. The...
Thursday, February 26, 2026 | Motions
This branch notes: The employer is planning £27m of budget reductions, including staffing cuts and attacks on academic pensions This follows endless rounds of cuts over the last 3-years that has led to the loss of a 1000 staff, a profound deterioration of core...
Thursday, December 18, 2025 | Blog, Branch News, Dispute, General News, Home Page, Local Dispute, Member Update
Dear Members, We received the results of our e-ballot yesterday on the offer made to the branch by UEB regarding our current dispute. RESULTS: Do you accept or reject the current offer? 67% Voted to reject the offer 33% Voted to accept the offer Indicative questions...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | Blog, Branch News, Dispute, Home Page, Local Dispute
Abtisam Mohammed, Labour MP for Sheffield Central, joined us on our picket line this week as part of our local dispute about compulsory redundancies. Abtisam and other local MPs have met with the VCs of both Sheffield universities to raise questions about the current...
Sunday, November 9, 2025 | Home Page, Local Dispute
Press Release 7th November 2025 Sheffield Hallam University: Staff to strike over job cuts amid further concern over poor governance and threats to academic freedom Staff at Sheffield Hallam University will be taking 12 days of strike action in response to the...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | Branch News, Dispute, General News, Home Page, Local Dispute, Member Update
Members of Sheffield Hallam UCU voted decisively for industrial action as staff fight against job cuts and worsening working conditions. In the statutory ballot, 79% of participating staff backed strike action and 88% backed action short of a strike (ASOS), on a...
Friday, October 17, 2025 | Branch News, General News, Home Page, Member Update, Stories
In the last academic year, the university moved to a new system of pay claims for Associate Lecturers (ALs). Under this system, instead of ALs claiming only for their face-to-face teaching hours and then having this number multiplied by 2.5, they are expected to claim...
