A feature of the current pensions dispute has been huge creativity from striking university staff. The neo-liberal orthodoxy that has come to characterise higher education, and which the proposed changes to pension arrangements is part of, is being held to account. Across the sector there have been ‘teach outs’ involving staff and students. Open University activists have launched The Alternative University of the Air which aims:
• To allow OU students, staff and the wider HE community access to an Alternative University of the Air
• To provide a series of snapshot ‘digital learning events’ during UCU strike dates
• To encourage OU students, staff, and the wider HE community to engage with the UCU industrial action.
The online talks are all available for viewing on the Alternative University of the Air Facebook Page. Well worth checking it out.
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