University of Bath UCU

The trade union for academic, academic-related and professional services staff

Creatives sacked as university launches new direction for the arts

Posted on April 8, 2015 by UCUSec

One of the jobs given to the new VP (I) is to manage The Edge, the £11million building intended ‘to refocus and reboot the direction of travel for the arts’ at the university. Four weeks before the building’s official opening has sacked its three creative producers and shifted half of the remaining ICIA staff over to Accommodation and Hospitality. Continue reading →

Academic year changes – UCU calls for workloads check

Posted on April 8, 2015 by UCUSec

The University is considering a move back from semesters to terms. Currently there is a seven week gap between the end of teaching in semester 1 to the start of teaching in semester 2. The move would cut this gap to four weeks. UCU is open to ideas for change, but insists that this is not done by increasing workloads. We have asked for further information on the implications of the proposed changes for workloads. Continue reading →