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Here's The Full List Of University Strikes That Could Be Happening This Term

  • Writer: Lydia Kah-Pavlou
    Lydia Kah-Pavlou
  • Oct 20, 2021
  • 3 min read
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Find out if your uni could be facing strikes this term.


Since 2018, there have been strikes across UK universities every year. Staff have been striking over unfair pay and pension schemes, and unfortunately, there has been little resolution since.


Staff at over 150 universities will be voting as to whether they will be striking this term, with union's demanding a £2,500 pay increase for staff.


It's too early to tell if all of these unis actually will be affected by strikes, but here's the full list of universities where staff will be voting on if they're going to strike or not.


Here's who might be affected:


  • University of Aberdeen

  • Abertay University

  • Aberystwyth University

  • Anglia Ruskin University

  • Arts University Bournemouth

  • Aston University

  • Bangor University

  • Bath Spa University

  • University of Bath

  • University of Bedfordshire

  • Birkbeck College, University of London

  • University of Birmingham

  • Bishop Grosseteste University

  • University of Bolton

  • Bournemouth University

  • University of Bradford

  • University of Brighton

  • University of Bristol

  • Brunel University

  • Buckinghamshire New University

  • University of Cambridge

  • Canterbury Christ Church University

  • Cardiff Metropolitan University

  • Cardiff University

  • University of Central Lancashire

  • University of Chester

  • University of Chichester

  • City, University of London

  • Courtauld Institute of Art

  • Coventry University

  • Cranfield University

  • University of Cumbria

  • De Montfort University

  • University of Derby

  • University of Dundee

  • Durham University

  • University of East Anglia

  • University of East London

  • Edge Hill University

  • Edinburgh Napier University

  • University of Edinburgh

  • University of Essex

  • University of Exeter

  • Falmouth University

  • Glasgow Caledonian University

  • Glasgow School of Art

  • University of Glasgow

  • University of Gloucestershire

  • Goldsmiths, University of London

  • University of Greenwich

  • Harper Adams University

  • Heriot-Watt University

  • University of Hertfordshire

  • University of Huddersfield

  • University of Hull

  • Institute of Development Studies

  • Imperial College London

  • Keele University

  • University of Kent

  • King's College London (KCL)

  • Kingston University

  • University of Lancaster

  • Leeds Arts University

  • Leeds Beckett University

  • Leeds Trinity University

  • University of Leeds

  • University of Leicester

  • University of Lincoln

  • Liverpool Hope University

  • Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts

  • Liverpool John Moores University

  • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

  • University of Liverpool

  • London Metropolitan University

  • London School of Economics

  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  • London South Bank University

  • Loughborough University

  • Manchester Metropolitan University

  • University of Manchester

  • Middlesex University

  • Newcastle University

  • Newman University College

  • University of Northampton

  • Northumbria University

  • Norwich University of the Arts

  • Nottingham Trent University

  • University of Nottingham

  • Open University

  • Oxford Brookes University

  • University of Oxford

  • Plymouth Marjon University

  • University of Plymouth

  • University of Portsmouth

  • Queen Margaret University

  • Queen Mary, University of London

  • Queen's University of Belfast

  • University of Reading

  • Robert Gordon University

  • Roehampton University

  • Rose Bruford College

  • Royal Academy of Music

  • Royal Agricultural University

  • Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

  • Royal College of Art

  • Royal College of Music

  • Royal Holloway, University of London

  • Royal Northern College of Music

  • Royal Veterinary College, University of London

  • Ruskin College

  • University of Salford

  • Senate House, University of London

  • Sheffield Hallam University: Pay only

  • University of Sheffield

  • SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

  • Solent University

  • University of South Wales

  • University of Southampton

  • University of St Andrews

  • St George's, University of London

  • St Mary's University College

  • St Mary's University, Twickenham

  • Staffordshire University: Pay only

  • University of Stirling

  • Stranmillis University College

  • University of Strathclyde

  • University of Suffolk

  • University of Sunderland

  • University of Surrey

  • University of Sussex

  • Swansea University

  • Teesside University

  • Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

  • UAL

  • UHI

  • Ulster University

  • University College Birmingham

  • University College London

  • University for the Creative Arts

  • University of Wales Trinity Saint David

  • University of Warwick

  • University of West London

  • University of the West of England

  • University of the West of Scotland

  • University of Westminster

  • University of Winchester

  • University of Wolverhampton

  • University of Worcester

  • Wrexham Glyndŵr University

  • Writtle University College

  • York St John University

  • University of York


If your university appears on this list there's a high chance you could be impacted by strikes this term, whether that's having cancelled lectures or delayed marking and feedback- so prepare yourselves.


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