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The British Universities Industrial Relations Association is one of the largest academic associations in the United Kingdom aimed at promoting the study of employment relations across relevant academic disciplines.

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ERU Seminar with Dr Jonathan Preminger “Nationalist Industrial Relations and the Ethnic ‘Other’: A Critical Border Studies Perspective.”

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The employment effects of public investment in infrastructure, the care economy and the green economy: the case of emerging economies

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‘Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs’: New Report Published by Gig Rights Project

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Four PhD Scholarships available with the Centre for Decent Work.

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Two posts in HRM and Organisation Studies at Royal Holloway

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Work and Equalities Institute Fifth Annual Lecture Why do workers leave the labour force? Pandemic-era work transitions in the US and Germany.

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Conferences

Where members present their research to promote discussion, ideas and concepts

BUIRA conference 2023 – Donovan 2.0: Industrial Relations and Policy in the 21st Century

Annual Conference 4-6th July 2023 Pre-Conference PhD Workshop 3rd July 2023   Conference Plenaries/panels From Donovan to Taylor Jon Cruddas […]

BUIRA Annual Conference 2022: Why Employment Relations Matter(s) for Democratizing Work

University of Birmingham, June 28th-30th 2022 Plenaries:  Why race and intersectionality matter for IR: Tamara Lee (Rutgers University, US)   How […]

Latest Research

What is Industrial Relations? Latest Articles, Member Profiles and PhD Network

New article: Conflict and control in the contemporary workplace: Structured antagonism revisited

By Paul Edwards and Andy Hodder The concept of a structured antagonism lying at the heart of the employment relationship […]

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New book: Remote Working: A Research Overview

Remote Working: A Research Overview The coronavirus pandemic forced work back into the home on a massive scale. The long-held […]

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New book: The Living Wage: Advancing a Global Movement

The Living Wage: Advancing a Global Movement As wealth inequality skyrockets and trade union power declines, the living wage movement […]

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About Us

The British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) was founded in 1950.

Initially entitled the Inter-University Study Group in Industrial Relations, the name of BUIRA has been adopted since 1967. During its early years the association served mainly as a network for the exchange of ideas at an annual meeting. BUIRA still hosts its annual conference, but the association also supports a wider set of activities, including a vibrant doctoral network, a series of thematic study groups and occasional publications.

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Upcoming and Recent Events

BUIRA History of Industrial Relations Study Group Changing union strategies in France and UK: the examples of the French Post Office and employment discrimination litigation

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BUIRA History of Industrial Relations Study Group

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Intersectionality and IR

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BUIRA Special Session on ‘Effective industrial action and organising in higher education’, University of Birmingham, 30 June 2022

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BUIRA Annual Conference 2022: Why Employment Relations Matter(s) for Democratizing Work

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BUIRA History of Industrial Relations Study Group – The Equal Pay Act 50 Years On: How Labour Governments have dealt with equal pay

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