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20 February 2019
Birmingham Uni: Standing up to racism is not harassment!
On 1 February, the Guild of the University of Birmingham formally de-recognised the University of Birmingham Socialist Students society in an attack on democracy and free speech on campus, writes Socialist Student Statement on de-recognition.
20 February 2019
Conference shows potential for fighting leadership
Around 90 delegates and visitors from Socialist Students groups debated the student movement and its socialist potential
20 February 2019
Cardiff Uni: urgent action needed to stop job cuts
Cardiff University plans to cut 380 posts over five years
6 February 2019
University and College Union elections
16 further education colleges just took strike action over pay and conditions. In higher education, we are fighting to beat the Tories' anti-union laws in the equality and pay ballot.
6 February 2019
Struggling unis account for bulk of unconditional offers - end education marketisation!
It has been revealed that 20 universities are responsible for the massive spike in unconditional offers to students.
12 December 2018
Socialist Students LJMU victory
Socialist Students at Liverpool John Moores University has been successful in getting David Hitchmough reelected as a delegate to NUS conference where he will provide a socialist voice.
7 November 2018
Unison HE ballot: Anti-union rules block action
Unison trade union members at universities across the UK voted 62% in favour of strike action after rejecting the employers' final offer of 2% (with slightly higher increases for the lowest paid of up to 2.7%).
7 November 2018
"Today is the day we say enough. Together we can't be defeated," said workers at a strike rally on the first day of a four-day walkout by Unison union members at Bradford University.
7 November 2018
University bankruptcy threat - kick the market out of education
"A university going bust is more likely than at any other point in the last generation". These were the words of Nick Hillman - former advisor to Tory universities minister David Willets.
31 October 2018
UCU: General secretary censured but anti-union laws frustrate strike ballot
June's University and College Union (UCU) congress was shut down when staff walked out in response to motions criticising the general secretary Sally Hunt. The annual democratic congress reconvened on 18 October.
17 October 2018
The Socialist Students stall outside this year's freshers fair at De Montfort University, Leicester - demanding 'Tories out - Corbyn in' - got a very good response with over 30 sign-ups.
Precarious workers marched in London against the gig economy, 30.10.18, photo by Paula Mitchell
10 October 2018
3 October 2018
Enthusiasm for Socialist ideas at the freshers fairs
Students have been keen to get involved in campaigning and discussion
26 September 2018
Compulsory redundancies stopped at Leicester University
The threat of solid strike action has won a victory. The campaign by Leicester University and College Union (UCU) means the threat of compulsory redundancies is off the agenda for at least the next year.
26 September 2018
Students and workers unite and fight
Socialist Students is campaigning for an autumn of resistance against Tory marketisation of our universities. For students, this has meant cuts to education services alongside rising tuition fees and massive debt.
19 September 2018
University pay ballot: vote yes for strike action!
The vast majority of union members at virtually all universities across the UK are being balloted for strike action over pay
19 September 2018
Leicester UCU fights redundancies
University and College Union (UCU) members at the University of Leicester are set to take three weeks of strike action
12 September 2018
Students unite and fight - free education now!
In 2017 the total student debt in the UK rose to over £100 billion
20 June 2018
Letters to the Socialist's editors including water pensions, uni gender equality, and Trump's economics
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