#ucuRISING: Overview

In a historic ballot result, members voted overwhelmingly to take action. We took initial strike dates on 24, 25 and 30 November. The National Union of Students (NUS) has backed the strikes, which will be the biggest ever to hit UK universities and could impact 2.5 million students.

These extensive FAQs give the background and context to our disputes and the #ucuRISING pages on main UCU website

Spring 2023 Strike Days at a Glance

  • Week 1 – Wednesday 1 February
    This coincides with the UK-wide TUC Day of Action

  • Week 2 – Thursday 9 and Friday 10 February 

  • Week 3 – Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 February 

  • Week 4 – Tuesday 21, Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 February 

  • Week 5 – Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 March 

  • (No action w/c Monday 6 March) 

  • Week 6 – Wednesday 15, Thursday 16 and Friday 17 March 

  • Week 7 – Monday 20, Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 March. 

Industrial Action Committee

This coordinates and plans our local action. Any member of the branch can join this Committee - email ucu.secretary@ed.ac.uk if you are interested.

Branch Calendar