Industrial Action

• Regulations will be in place to ensure that wherever possible students can complete their programme, progress from one stage of their degree programme to the next, or progress to further study. For programmes leading to professional accreditation the University will work with the appropriate bodies to confirm requirements and acceptable moderations.
• For students who are undertaking further study or who hold conditional offers of employment, where appropriate we will liaise with employers and universities to explain the circumstances.
• For students due to attend graduation this year, all ceremonies will go ahead as planned, and you will be able to celebrate your achievements with family and friends. If provisional decisions have been madein regard to awards, students will still be able to attend ceremonies; a classification, however, may need to be confirmed at a later date.

Please note, University staff are not obliged to notify the University or students in advance of their intention to participate in industrial action. We will therefore not be able to give students advanced notice of which lectures and seminars will be affected by the strike action. However, not all staff will participate in the industrial action.

You should continue with your studies during this period and attend classes unless you are informed otherwise by your School. 

Assessments and examinations are due to take place as planned, so it is important that you continue to prepare for these, meet required deadlines and attend examinations and vivas as specified

The University are seeking to minimise any potential impact of the industrial action on students and your progression.

While strike action on particular days may lead to the cancellation of specific lectures and other teaching activities, we will endeavour to make sure that you have the opportunity to catch up with your learning, or, in a very few cases, that assessments are adapted to take account of the missed work. Where appropriate students will not be assessed on material that has not been covered in the module.

The normal processes for attendance monitoring will apply to sessions which are not disrupted by industrial action. If a session is disrupted due to industrial action, this will be considered by the University as a cancelled session, and this will not have a detrimental impact on your attendance record or for the purposes of your Tier 4/Student Route visa (if applicable).  

The University and its services, including the Library and Catering services, will remain open during any strike action. 

Universities across the UK are involved in the action due to the UCU dispute over changes to the USS pension scheme – which many University staff are part of - and separately over a dispute to the national pay claim.

It is important to note that these are national campaigns and do not focus on Swansea University. Therefore, it is expected that there will be industrial action in universities across the UK.  

This marking and assessment boycott has been mandated at a national level and we are therefore unable to come to any local arrangements to end the action. We are however committed to working with our Campus Unions and Universities UK to ensure that a solution is found that is equitable and fair to all. 

Your visa should not be impacted by industrial action, and we will follow guidance from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) if needed.  

Tuition fees contribute to many areas of your University experience, alongside learning and teaching, such as facilities, services, including the Library, and pastoral and extracurricular provision.

We are committed to ensuring our students can achieve their learning outcomes and are not disadvantaged by industrial action.

In line with other Universities across the UK, we are not planning any reduction in fees or the refunding of tuition fees.