The University and College Union (UCU) - the union for many members of University staff in academic and academic related roles - has announced its intention to call on its members to boycott assessment marking with effect from 28 April 2014 as part of its dispute over the 2013/14 pay award. As yet specific guidance on the nature of the boycott has not been issued by UCU, nor do we have any indication of how many members of the University’s UCU staff are likely to follow the boycott, so the University is unable to provide details of how this boycott may affect you. We would like to assure you, however, that the University is committed to doing whatever it can to minimise the effect of the boycott on your studies and progression, and that we will give you more information as soon as we are in a position to do so.
Keith Zimmerman
Director, Students