📢📢📢Then, cross the river and join us for a rally in solidarity with Palestine at 2pm in front of Strand building 📢📢📢
‼️Members should be aware that there will potentially be a counter-demonstration. The branch is liaising with campus security to ensure that there is adequate protection for staff and students. If any members are willing to assist as stewards on the day, please contact us at [email protected] ASAP.
We are calling on management to
⭐️reinstate Usama
⭐️protect staff and students from far right violence
⭐️divest from war crimes and violations of international law
⭐️commit to help support the rebuilding of Gaza’s higher education sector
Non-paywalled versions:
archive.is/H8KbV and
archive.is/eaZJV
What can you do as a KCL UCU branch member?
🏘️🏘️🏘️Firstly, join us for a hybrid town hall meeting on Waterloo campus in FWB.1.62 (and online) 💻💻💻
King's College London recently announced the acquisition of Cranfield University. We talked to the Times Higher Ed about it and what it says about the HE sector: t.co/2ZZnsXlz1S
📋🇵🇸AGENDA for the National Workplace Day of Action for Palestine: Thursday 12 February 2026 📋🇵🇸
We also got the Times to cover how this acquisition is happening while our staff is struggling--and our pay is comparatively low among the Russell Group: t.co/NeGpxkABuL
KCL students who have organised in solidarity with Palestine, including Usama Ghanem, remain suspended and are facing repression both in the U.K. and abroad. Read more ⬇️ edition.cnn.com/2026/01/23/e...
KCL’s institutional complicity in genocide and violation of human rights is worsening. For eg between 2024-2025 there was a 17% increase in the value of KCL’s endowment invested in companies doing business in illegal Israeli settlements on the West Bank. Read ⬇️ kcl.web.ucu.org.uk/2026/02/06/k...
