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Remembering May ’68 in Southampton

On April 28th, we held a meeting on the legacy and lessons of May ’68.  With the crisis of capitalism sweeping across the world, revolutionary movements to match those of May 68 are coming across the world. It is vital to understand the reasons behind the rise and fall of Read more…

By Marxist Student, 3 weeks2 weeks ago

Southampton’s vice-chancellor announces retirement: what next?

  Sir Christopher Snowden, the vice-chancellor of Southampton University, recently announced that he would be retiring in the spring of 2019. Of course, the usual rhetoric from the university establishment erupted, praising his ‘tremendous contribution to and passion for Southampton’ and a ‘relentless drive to create the highest quality education Read more…

By Marxist Student, 4 years3 months ago

Picket line analysis from Southampton, Leicester, and KCL

Southampton At Southampton we have witnessed attacks by the Vice-Chancellor on our education since he arrived 3 years ago. He first attacked the support staff at halls accommodation, then cleaners and security and most recently in November announcing cuts to lecturers and a restructuring of the university. In response to Read more…

By Marxist Student, 4 years3 months ago

Southampton students vote overwhelmingly to cut Vice-Chancellor’s pay

In an all-student vote of Southampton University Students’ Union which closed earlier this month, 90.6 % of the 2,335 students who took part said they believed the pay of the Vice-Chancellor of Southampton University should be cut, and 92.4 % agreed that staff cuts (part of the university’s latest plans) Read more…

By Marxist Student, 4 years3 months ago

Southampton Vice-Chancellor announces attack on staff wages

On 14th November, the Vice-Chancellor announced a ten-year plan of “restructuring” for the future of Southampton University, merging eight university departments into five. This is claimed to be a move to improve the uni’s standing in the league tables. This in practice just amounts to smudging numbers and statistics around Read more…

By Marxist Student, 4 years3 months ago

Southampton University Conservatives attack nurses

This is a screenshot from the Southampton Conservative Society group chat. This is what our campus’ Tories think about nurses. Nurses currently work in appalling conditions in an NHS that has been underfunded and attacked by the Tory government. The arrogance and ignorance of the comment is that unlike students, Read more…

By Marxist Student, 5 years3 months ago

Southampton students’ union needs to get political

At the start of this month, a senior lecturer at Southampton University shared an article on Facebook about low morale amongst UCL staff. The article blamed the low morale on the university management. In the post that accompanied the shared link the lecturer wrote a quote from the article “UCL Read more…

By Marxist Student, 5 years3 months ago
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