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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.

Latest News

CfP: Special Issue of Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society on Gender and Industrial Relations

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Event: BUIRA History of Industrial Relations Study Group – Labour in Government: What Has It Ever Done for Employment Relations?

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Publication: Introducing sectoral bargaining in adult social care: a matter of the devil in the details

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BUIRA Annual Conference 2025

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BUIRA PhD prize 2024

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CfP: Industrial Relations in Europe Conference

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Conferences

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

BUIRA Annual Conference 2025: Putting Industrial Relations in their Place – The Geographies of Good Work

June 25-27 2025  |  Pre-conference PhD Day: June 24 University of Exeter in Cornwall, Penryn Campus, Cornwall Submit your abstracts […]

BUIRA Annual Conference 2024: Industrial Relations in the Era of Multiple Crises -Inequalities, Industrial Action, & Intersectionalities after COVID-19

July 17-19  |  Pre-conference PhD Day: July 16 QMUL, School of Business & Management CONFERENCE PROGRAM Minutes from AGM 2023 […]

Latest Research

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

Introducing sectoral bargaining in adult social care: a matter of the devil in the details

Introducing sectoral bargaining in adult social care: a matter of the devil in the details Keith Sisson This is a […]

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Introducing sectoral bargaining in the UK: why it makes sense and how it might be done

Introducing sectoral bargaining in the UK: why it makes sense and how it might be done Keith Sisson These are […]

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The value of industrial relations research(ers): Activism inside and outside the UK Academy (2024)

The value of industrial relations research(ers): Activism inside and outside the UK academy Huw Thomas and Peter Turnbull Based on […]

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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.

Upcoming and Recent Events

BUIRA History of Industrial Relations Study Group – Labour in Government: What Has It Ever Done for Employment Relations?

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Trends in International Labour Regulation: The European Union and the International Labour Organisation

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London BUIRA Seminar – Troublemaking: At Work and in The Union

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BUIRA History of Industrial Relations Study Group – Strikes In Historical Context: European Comparisons over the Last Century

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BUIRA Special Session – Failing to Deliver? Reflections on the Supreme Court’s Judgment in Deliveroo

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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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