EASE lacked care, professionalism, and transparency from the start. Repeated errors in documentation made it clear departmental staff did not matter. Role allocation was opaque and stressful: we were required to ‘apply’ for jobs and indicate our preferences, but some received their first or second choice roles while others did not, with no feedback or…
UCL staff feel ‘betrayed’ over professional services shake-up Research behemoth’s plans to better coordinate staff at faculty level met with fierce opposition, amid fears of pay cuts and demotions Link to Times Higher Article [UCL’s institutional subscription gives UCL staff unlimited access to THE content online – details here]
2 Academic Board meetings to discuss EASE have been held (16 Septemberand 20 October 2025). A vote to pause the restructuring was passed at the first meeting with 66.8%in favour, and this margin was increased at the second meeting with 81.1% infavour. Despite this, Academic Board has been ignored!
“EASE” Restructuring at UCL refers to the reorganisation of Professional Services staff who are connected with Education And Student Experience. These staff have historically been primarily based in academic departments at UCL. EASE Restructuring is part of UCL’s so-called “Service Simplification” project, which seeks to remove Professional Services staff from departments and centralise them at…
This motion was passed at a UCL UCU branch meeting on 24th November 2025. UCL UCU notes UCL UCU resolves
EASE is a centralisation project. It will shift the control, location, resources, and governance of administrative support for teaching from Departments to Faculties. It is one of a series of ‘service simplification’ centralisation projects for university administration planned over the next two years. EASE is redefining job descriptions, responsibilities and reporting lines. Many Professional Services…