The university will remain open throughout the industrial action and the vast majority of teaching and learning will proceed as usual. Please assume that your lectures, seminars and classes will take place unless notified otherwise. 

We have published FAQs to help you understand how we will minimise the impact of industrial action for you and the university’s position on what is a national dispute affecting many universities.

Key Points

• for help and advice during the strike please read our FAQs here
• assume your lectures, seminars and classes will take place, unless told otherwise
• your schools will explore options to reschedule sessions or provide learning resources
• six libraries are operating extended opening hours during term time (until 2am, Sunday - Thursday) to support your studies and independent learning - they are also offering a wide range of online services and resources

Where sessions are likely to experience industrial action, your schools will give you advance notice where possible, although staff members do not have to tell us in advance that they will take industrial action.

Schools will explore options to reschedule sessions, provide resources through Moodle, extend deadlines where helpful and ensure that assessments reflect the learning that has taken place. Our libraries, computer rooms, and services will be available throughout to enable ongoing support for your studies.

Please check our social media channels, this webpage and our FAQs regularly during the industrial action for information and updates.