Mischaracterised by university leaders as financial ‘saving’, austerity is in truth vandalism. It ravages decades of training, accrued and accredited knowledge, and publicly funded research.

"China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show"

At least 36,000 Sudanese have fled since fall of El Fasher to RSF, says UN agency

Much solidarity with professor Laura Murphy. Can we now have an overhaul of the funding system so we don’t expose our research infrastructure to interference by foreign powers please? Thanks.

Posting my YES vote for strike action as part of UNISON in Higher Education’s national pay campaign - this year’s dismal 1.4% pay ‘rise’ is the latest in a long line of real terms pay cuts. We deserve so much better. Fund our future! Fund our pay! @unisonmmu.bsky.social @unisoninhe.bsky.social

Shocking story! We need to intensify our collective defence of academic freedom @ucu.org.uk Huge solidarity to Prof. Laura Murphy and to Sheffield Hallam UCU Post your ballot, support FE and HE! #WeAreTheUniversity #NewDealForFe

Bought some ice cream from the cornershop & posted my @ucu.org.uk ballot. As my dept rep said this week, pensions took 5 years to win, we've got to be dogged & stubborn even when we're tired. There's no way (higher) education will get better without education workers fighting for it #WeAreTheUni

Because even this giant spider isn't as horrifying as working conditions, job insecurity and pay erosion in Higher Education Vote and vote "Yes" #wearetheUniversity

A "Voluntary Enhanced Retirement" scheme was announced by the VC at University of Leeds earlier today. We encourage all members to attend our 13 Nov branch General Meeting (12:45-2pm, online) and to keep watch on your emails for more info/advice and further meetings (incl. email sent today ~13:30)

UCU (@ucu.org.uk) has called a national demonstration against the planned redundancies at the University of Leicester. Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November. All welcome!

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social hosting a speaker from @leicesterucu.bsky.social next week, and voting to donate to their hardship fund. Solidarity.

🗳️🗳️🗳️ hi comrades! A reminder to vote soon and #voteyes in BOTH the national @ucu.org.uk AND the local KCL UCU ballot! #wearetheuniversity #wearekcl

@leicesterucu.bsky.social begin a further two weeks of strikes from 10 November in their fight against redundancies. Share solidarity, make donations to their strike fund and join demonstrations 12/13 November!

Members on strike to save jobs at UHI Executive Office today #StopTheCuts #SaveHE @uhiucu.bsky.social

Not just a Halloween costume @ulsteruni.bsky.social 👇 - Always being asked to "do more with less" - hyper surveillance culture - increased workload intensity - policy that puts students against staff Time to stand up to it... Vote 'yes' in the @ucu.org.uk #wearetheuniversity industrial ballot

GUCU events this term 💥 Info session for members + quiz night (12/11), workload (19/11) & equalities drop-in (26/11), and a solidarity film screening (21/11)! 📧 Check your emails for room details & Zoom links. #GoldsmithsUCU

Ten Reasons to Vote Yes in the @ucu.org.uk ballot 1⃣ 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀 A YES vote strengthens the hand of your elected negotiators and your union in the face of a set of employers making massive cuts in pay and jobs.

More @ucu.org.uk #WeAreTheUniversity ballots flying in today Our members are fed up with declining student learning conditions and staff working conditions!

The trajectory of redundancies is vast and long. Let’s say enough is enough - vote yes to the national strike!

Leicester management want to cut 150 jobs and wipe out entire departments. Staff and students are standing together to stop this destruction. Members are striking from the week of 10 Nov and taking to the streets on 12 Nov. Join us in Leicester. Together we can fight this. #WeAreTheUniversity

No one takes strike action lightly, but staff at Sheffield’s universities have been pushed too far. ⚠️ 28 days of strikes announced at University of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam over job cuts. Education workers deserve better. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...

Yesterday our interim Principal, gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee. He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies. Judge for yourself.

I am at the #DurhamMinersGala @ucu for Palestine, for disability proper support, for trans rights, for migrants and refugees, for post-16 education, for union #solidarity, ready to support the #FE ballot and the #HE consultative ballot.

We @ucu are at the #DurhamMinersGala to honour the @DurhamMiners and the TU movement across the four nations. I am representing every post-16 education member today, every branch defending jobs and demanding better pay and conditions.

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/employi... @zoefranklinld.bsky.social ld.bsky.social @theguardian.com @theipaper.com @drjogrady.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @chondrogianni.bsky.social

The results are in: we have a clear mandate to strike. More than 90% of you who voted in our ballot, voted YES. You’ve made it clear: enough is enough. Our fight for full #PayRestoration for resident doctors in England continues. www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign...

Join Liverpool Hope UCU Branch Rally tomorrow in support of those 39 staff whose jobs are at risk from redundancy. Location Eden Car Park, Taggart Avenue L16 9JD. 10am. All welcome. liverpoolhopeucu.github.io/home/#Events The event location has changed, but the team will be there to assist. #ucu

Shane O’Neill, Jim McGeorge and Iain Gillespie knew of a £40m projected deficit and the need for £40m savings on 2 July 2024 at Dundee University Page 50 of the Gillies report, states that Jim and Shane wrote to Schools and Directorates that day. Their evidence at Scot Parliament does not match

The University of Dundee has a women problem “In our view this culture of sexism runs deeper than the sidelining of women speaking up and out and persists beyond the ignominious end of Iain Gillespie’s tenure as Principal of the university.” www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/c...

Education is a vital part of the prison rehabilitation system @ucuprisoned But poor pay, outsourcing & unsafe working environments has left the sector in crisis Ask your MP to sign this parliamentary motion & call for more government support👇 www.ucu.org.uk/prison-educa...

BCU Fightback: Daily at-risk advice briefings: 8am and 5pm - check your inbox for details on how to join. Support at risk colleagues: volunteer to be a UCU buddy, link to send your availability in branch mailout. Remember to contribute to our collective formal consultation, links in your email.

A MASSIVE WIN AT NEWCASTLE UNI ICU

Please sign to halt outsourcing plans 👇 University of Surrey proposes to employ all new Professional Services staff through a subsidiary company on lesser T&Cs. This is an existential threat to our university & sector. speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @ucu.org.uk

UCU have called on BCU leadership to take redundancies off the table, as part of our ongoing dispute demands to protect jobs & negotiate on performance targets. With 340 jobs at risk & a live strike ballot, join our branch meeting on Monday to set a position to empower our negotiators.

NO REDUNDANCIES at the University of Dundee. Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us. Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.

"The university needs to look at the election of a leadership that staff can get behind and which is committed to resolving the current situation without the use of compulsory redundancies.” @carloucu.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525296...

The Education Committee wants to understand what is needed to secure a sustainable financial future for the Higher Education sector. Share your views: committees.parliament.uk/work/9012/hi...

Staff at the University of Dundee have spoken of their “elation” at the release of a “damning” report that blamed management failures for its financial crisis, reports @julietterowsell.bsky.social #AcademicSky

Incredible support for our staff at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social on picket lines today in their fight against management's plans to slash budgets and jobs ✊

Received an email from the university - apparently genuine - offering financial compensation for "disruption caused by industrial action". No mention of the disruption caused by making staff redundant, of course. Seems I'm entitled to £100. That'll be a £100 donation to @newcastleucu.bsky.social.

Solidarity with Havant and South Downs College members striking today in defence of jobs Share and show your support!

New Deal for FE 🗳️ 5 days to go. Have you voted YES? ✅ Pay ✅ Workload ✅ Respect 📅 Vote by Friday 20 June Check your inbox. Vote YES. #NewDealForFE #VoteYES #ucu

If you want to know more about how you can join our fight to protect the language centre, take a look at our plans here: uonucu.org/save-the-lan...

Today the campus trade unions wrote an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education regarding outsourcing at University of Surrey / in the HE sector 👇 @ucu.org.uk @drjogrady.bsky.social @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @chondrogianni.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social

A clear message in support of Ancient History at Cardiff from colleagues across the UK. The university Council decides on Ancient History's fate in 6 days' time, along with the provision of Religion & Theology, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

Huge solidarity to @newcastleucu.bsky.social having an amazing rally today + to all branches on strike/facing redundancies. All @ucu.org.uk post-16 education staff deserve job security and fair pay, essential for our regions’ prosperity. #NOredundancies #DefendHE #SpreadTheResistance #Solidarity