University of Sheffield staff went on strike again this week at the request of the University and College Union amidst an ongoing dispute over restructuring and redundancies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The University of Sheffield apologised to its students for the \u2018uncertainty and stress\u2019 that these strikes may have caused, as an important academic period of assignment due dates and exams approaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nick Burke, 43, a member of the School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations at the University, said: \u201cIt\u2019s a really crucial time to strike at the moment because the level of relentless restructuring and redundancies is now at threat of becoming a permanent thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis seems to have become the way, this ideology of continually doing things that make people frightened for their jobs. If we don\u2019t stand up now, when are we going to stand up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe management\u2019s true colours have really shown. They are blaming us for the disruption, but they aren\u2019t prepared to prioritise resolving the dispute.\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the University of Sheffield, approximately 10% of teaching was impacted by UCU industrial action that took place towards the tail end of 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest round of strikes took place across the week 7-14th May, members of staff set up picket lines in front of University buildings, handing out leaflets to students explaining their cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nora Trotter, a 20-year-old English and Philosophy student in her first year saw \u2018basically half\u2019 of her lectures for a module not take place due to strikes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms Trotter said: \u201cThey didn\u2019t make up for it before or afterwards, so it was literally like we didn\u2019t do half of the module, which was learning how to write the foundations of philosophy, so that was pretty disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms Trotter was \u2018disappointed\u2019 at the level of efforts made to make up for lost teaching time, and dropped philosophy as a result as it made her \u2018not see the department in a good way\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms Trotter said: \u201cI have a lot of sympathy for them. It\u2019s nothing to do with us students, I know that. It\u2019s really tricky, because every party is being negatively affected. I completely understand why they do the strikes.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The University claims that it \u2018continues to engage constructively with UCU representatives\u2019 to avoid further disruption. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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