Short-term contracts put Oxford University staff at risk of poverty
An employment tribunal will be convened in Reading this January to look into problems associated with short-term and casual employment contracts at Oxford University, identified by the UCU (University and College Union) as significant causes of poverty.
“It’s a Tory finishing school”: university staff speak out against Oxford on strike day
Oxford University teaching staff took to the streets today, to protest against “shameful” working conditions in the first of many UCU strikes planned for...
Two lecturers sue Oxford University over the ‘Uberisation’ of teaching contracts
Two creative writing lecturers are suing University of Oxford for misclassifying them as gig economy workers, arguing that the terms of their employment mean...
Female lecturers: a rare sighting
Newly released figures on Oxford’s gender pay gap reflect an absence of
females in senior university positions
Oxford SU votes to support UCU strike
The motion called on students to support their lecturers and tutors, even if that means not attending classes