Email sent to members on 18th June 2026.
Dear UCU members,
There are two forthcoming events related to our current dispute I would like to draw your attention to. First, everybody is invited to attend a breakfast with Nadia Whittome, MP for Nottingham East tomorrow, Friday 19th June at 9am in the Pavilion Café at Lakeside Arts Centre. This gives you the opportunity to raising your concerns directly with an MP, who is sympathetic to our struggle.
Second, next Wednesday, 24 June from 2 to 4 p.m. we will be holding our second annual lecture in honour of the life of our former President and all-round fighter, Agnes Flues. This year the lecture will be given by another former Branch President, and expert on industrial relations in the education sector, Howard Stevenson. Howard’s talk is entitled “How We Win”.
The lecture will be hybrid, with in-person attendance in B21 in the School of Physics, and online via Zoom. In either case, book tickets here. The event is an opportunity to remember Agnes’s contribution to our movement and honour her memory by renewing our commitment to the current struggle.
Finally, with our first dispute resolution meeting with management coming up this afternoon, it remains important to hold the line and continue the MAB in relation to the moderation of module marks as well as derived marks, which may be rejected by students.
Best,