Industrial Action

USS Pension Scheme dispute: 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 21st and 22nd February

Pay dispute: 21st, 22nd and 28th February and 1st and 2nd March

You should continue with your studies during this period and attend classes unless you are informed otherwise by your School. The University, where possible, will inform students of any planned action by staff and will endeavour to reschedule any missed teaching sessions.

We appreciate that the dispute may cause anxiety for members of our student community, and we can assure you that we are doing all we can to mitigate the impact of industrial action on your student experience.

Students will be informed of any significant changes via all-student emails and direct emails from their School or Faculty. Please continue to check your Swansea University email account regularly for updates and keep in touch with your School.

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.

We are committed to working with our Trade Unions and Universities UK to ensure a solution is found which is equitable and fair to all. 
 

We understand students will be concerned about how industrial action may affect your studies. We will seek 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. We will, therefore, endeavour to make sure that you can complete the learning outcomes and assessment for your programme.

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

In line with other Universities across the UK, we will therefore not be refunding tuition fees.  

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