People are organising in Belfast to support those effected by last night’s racist violence. Whether you are near or far, please consider donating! chuffed.org/project/1854...

*Statement in regard to recent racist protests in Northern Ireland* We are shocked and appalled at the racist carnage that took place in pockets of Belfast last night, as well as in other towns and cities across Northern Ireland.

Along with the General Secretary of @ucu.org.uk, we stood with colleagues of @ucu-ulster.bsky.social outside @ulsteruni.bsky.social this morning in protest at the shocking plans to make 450+ redundancies.

Back on strike with @sheffielducu.bsky.social. Why? Management is pushing ahead with restructures despite sitting on £200m+ in reserves. Along with colleagues in East Asian Studies, I also find out in 12 days how many of us they want to fire. No justification is deemed necessary by management.

University of Hertfordshire closes a swathe of Humanities courses, accelerating the sweeping tide against Human-centred disciples in the UK. Because understanding humans is so yesterday today. With such happy consequences, as we see when we look around us.

On Friday afternoon before the Bank Holiday, colleagues in the Humanities department were called to a meeting on Tuesday. They were informed that the University Portfolio Review had decided that English Language, English Literature, Philosophy, History & Creative Writing UG degrees would close

We were represented at the May Day Trade Union Rally at the weekend. Colleagues from @ucu-ulster.bsky.social - who are facing the horrendous possibility of 450 redundancies - led the march.

14.5% Ulster University staff being made redundant: 450 staff out of 3K or so. Massive impact on quality of educational provision & economy of Northern Ireland. Please sign &share petition #UCU @ucuatqub.bsky.social @ucu-ulster.bsky.social @vickyblake.bsky.social www.change.org/p/stop-redun...

Solidarity with colleagues at Ulster University; this is educational vandalism that our region cannot afford, and will also create huge workload issues for all those staff left behind.

🚨 1 in 4 staff at Goldsmiths to be axed. All while senior management get eye-watering pay rises and £16m is spent on consultants and lawyers. This is the reality of Higher Education in the UK. Our members have voted for industrial action, support them. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1447...

Fascinating. Managers who appoint their mates, heh.

A survey on members experiences of racism that will play a vital role in shaping our work and strengthening UCU as a democratic, inclusive and anti-racist trade union - please do fill in. yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/Black-Mem...

Another @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social picket line today. We never stop!

What a beautiful day on campus for a trial run of our new flags! 😍🌸🌞 #WeAreTheUniversity

Today is the last safe day to post your #UCU election ballot, tomorrow it would need a first class stamp. If you've already voted ask your colleagues if they've voted too. Got this great picture from a member at my branch this morning- replacement ballot arrived just in time 🙌

Just a few of the incredible scenes on our pickets and at our joint rally with @unison.org.uk - thanks to all our members and supporters! See you all on Monday ✊

THIS IS WHAT A UNION LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS WHAT SOLIDARITY LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS WHAT STANDING UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT LOOKS LIKE. IGNORE AT YOUR PERIL!

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social today - united, proud, and loud.

We've just donated to @ucuessex.bsky.social's strike fund. Plans for 400 redundancies (200 academic/200 professional services - 1 in 10 staff) & closure of a Southend campus are sheer vandalism. There's more about the branch's campaign to save the university here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-gb...

In response to the news that @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social has cut ties with Senator George J. Mitchell, following new information that suggests he remained in contact with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, we have released the following statement. 1/5

A (positive!) update on USS pensions: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...

Now up on our website: expert analysis on the recently published accounts of our university by our stalwart member Paul Hudson. Vital information for understanding the financial landscape & context within which the recently Voluntary Severance Scheme took place. www.ucuqub.org/Press/Statem...

we forgot to snap a photo of our annual committee festive gathering last night, but there was pizza, pints... and, of course, plotting! 👿

🚨 Strike ballot opens at University of Essex Management plans to close Southend campus and axe 400 jobs. All staff were told they could lose their jobs as they broke up for Christmas. This is academic vandalism and we will not accept it. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1428...

It's official: 400 redundancies and a campus closure. At-risk staff will get a letter next week. Absolutely no serious consideration of any of the union's counterproposals. Please share widely.

Disgusting behaviour by @sheffielduni.bsky.social!

Your team needs YOU! ✊🏻

A campus safety information event for staff & students is currently taking place in One Elmwood until 2pm, in response to concerns around incidents of racism, hate crime, & abuse. Members of QUB UCU will be in attendance & available to chat about advice & support which we as a Union can offer.

Please sign in support of Coventry UCU speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/remove-coven...

As an affiliate of Irish Congress of Trade Unions, @ucuatqub.bsky.social encourages colleagues to gather in front of the Lanyon Building gates at 12.30 on Friday 28th November to show solidarity with Palestinian trades unionists, workers and the Palestinian people. Hot food & tea/coffee provided!

Lancaster University UCU members have beaten back compulsory redundancies. After weeks of pressure management has agreed to halt all forced job cuts until July 2026. This is a victory for jobs and every branch fighting cuts across the sector. We are the university. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Industrial action works!

Members- as we get out the vote for our national ballot, know that @ucu.org.uk has our back in our local dispute as well. This fight is not just about us, but about higher education everywhere. #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.ucu.org.uk/article/1424...

It's not just music and language courses- it's 48 courses across the university. But here's the thing- our UCU colleagues at other universities (like @Cardiffucu.bsky.social) have faced the exact same threats, fought back, and won. So we can too.

‘…expanding labor protections and standing alongside unions “because we know, just as Donald Trump does, that when working people have ironclad rights, the bosses who seek to extort them become very small indeed”.’ Mamdani gets it ✊🏻 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Solidarity with all @ucuimperial.bsky.social

'Staff at Edinburgh University have voted to continue strike action over proposals to cut £140m from the institution’s annual budget. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) overwhelmingly backed continuing strike action as well as action short of strike'.

🎶 there’s power in a union 🎶

We are horrified by the attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue yesterday, which was also Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism. We stand with the Jewish community in Manchester & Belfast, & condemn those who fan the flames of antisemitism in our divided society.

Your team needs YOU! Committee members from UCU @ QUB welcoming new staff this morning 😍

Former @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social researcher shares their personal story of Israel's genocide in Gaza. m.independent.ie/irish-news/a...

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry

Today - along with colleagues from Ulster University UCU and regional @ucu.org.uk representatives - we had a productive meeting with @caoimhearchibald.bsky.social, the Minister for the Economy in the Executive, about a sustainable and accountable Higher Education sector for Northern Ireland.

For everyone else reading the news this morning about the Kent and Greenwich merger - it's been as big a shock for us too. Rumours always abound with constant cuts and redundancies, but they remained rumours until 7.45am this morning.

A disgusting lack of respect from the senior management of these universities.

Absolutely astounded that the UCU and Unison branches at Kent and Greenwich were not consulted, and that staff only found out about the merger this morning via BBC news and Kent Online. Solidarity to all colleagues.