Sheffield Hallam University (UCU) Strike Calendar

The dispute at the University of Sheffield centres on management's plans to put staff in five academic areas at risk of redundancy, as well as a continued risk of redundancy to professional services staff across the university. The full details and number of job losses have yet to be confirmed by the university but are expected in the next two weeks. The university previously announced reviews of academic staffing in chemistry; civil engineering; the management school; materials science and engineering; and the school of East Asian studies, with restructures expected. Sheffield plans to cut at least £5m by slashing staff and has made clear it is also willing to pursue more cuts by changing the size and shape of departments.

At Sheffield Hallam, the dispute centres on management's refusal to rule out compulsory redundancies, despite already having slashed around 500 jobs in 2024 and a further 170 since May 2025. Even though 170 staff have left through a voluntary severance scheme, the university is refusing to rule out compulsory redundancies and wants to axe up to 80 more jobs.