https://southwarknews.co.uk The independent voice of the London Borough of Southwark Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:18:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://southwarknews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-S-News-Twitter-Logo-2-1-32x32.jpg https://southwarknews.co.uk 32 32 https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/elephant-and-castle/strike-looming-at-london-south-bank-university/ https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/elephant-and-castle/strike-looming-at-london-south-bank-university/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=477023

Staff at London South Bank University (LBSU) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action after planned contract changes caused uproar and an growth in union membership. The University Colleges Union (UCU) has already lambasted a new plan by the LBSU that would, they say, take academics off their current contracts, leave new staff unable […]]]> https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/elephant-and-castle/strike-looming-at-london-south-bank-university/feed/ 0 https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/south-london/a-blueprint-for-the-future-students-and-experts-weigh-in-on-greenwich-kent-university-merger/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:10:00 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=456418

Students at the University of Greenwich have voiced optimism about preliminary plans to merge their institution with the University of Kent, in a pioneering move set to establish the UK’s first multi-university group, writes Emily Driver… From autumn 2026, if plans are approved, the two universities will be managed by a single vice-chancellor, Professor Jane […]]]>