Cuts at University of York will put students at risk, warns UNISON

Proposed cuts to student support services at the University of York will compromise safety and wellbeing, says UNISON today (Monday). The university is planning to axe services to make savings of £1m, following £14m in earlier budget cuts. The latest proposal includes reducing staff who provide round-the-clock support, including those assisting students in crisis, and safety teams responding to security, first aid, and […]

Yorkshire-based higher education staff attend UNISON parliamentary lobby over funding

Representatives from UNISON branches based at the University of Leeds, University of York and Sheffield Hallam University joined almost a hundred activists from across the country for a lobby in Parliament about the higher education sector earlier this week. The lobby, which took place on Tuesday lunchtime, was organised as part of UNISON’s Fund Our […]