Last day of #UCUstrike at the University of Sheffield, but our dispute is still very much on. We cannot leave the university in the hands of the profiteers - the city, the country, our students, and our conscience cannot afford that. #notoculturalvandalism @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

This is basically it. In one photo 😬

Ok. My understanding of the electoral fraud situation is this. 1. Democracy volunteers put out a statement at one minute past poll close. They said this was at a level they’d not seen before

f you’re worried about restructures in your area: keep contemporaneous notes of meetings, talk to colleagues you trust, and contact UCU early. The sooner we know what’s brewing, the more we can do together – including pushing for transparency and fair processes.

He’s reportedly going to explain to them how he managed to repress his opponents after 1683 and rule without parliament, whilst also signing secret treaties with the nations’ enemies to enrich himself whilst betraying national interests.

I have just seen a 2 year lectureship, 0.6FTE at Roehampton advertised. "This role is employed within Roehampton Academic Services Limited”. ?? not by the university then? The state of the job market

Come write some weird fiction with me at Liverpool Central Library on either the 25th or the 28th March. The event is free and everyone is welcome! @livunihss.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social @livunilibrary.bsky.social @thebpa.bsky.social #philosophymatters #liverpool #philsky

As journalists working today many of us are taught to recognise disinformation when we see it and fight back against it. Unfortunately there are some who willingly seek it out and put it on their front pages. A disgrace to the profession.

Anyone listen to the police evidence at the Nottingham Inquiry today? It was a lesson in how a lack of leadership, training and professional responsibility produces a wilful ignorance that builds risk of untoward events in to the system. And RCRP makes things like this more, not less likely.

'If they choose to take up the Voluntary Severance Scheme, open to all academic staff in the School of Humanities and the School of Modern Languages, staff essentially make themselves redundant in return for a good pay-out.' 9 months' pay; 3 weeks to decide. 1/3

Jim Ratcliffe has my full support. Anyone who lies about population figures, claims £120m in public money for his own company after paying no UK tax at all, while immigrants pay at least £15bn is my kind of guy!

Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".

There was a "process", there was "due diligence", and yet somehow Peter Mandelson slipped through the net. As it turns out, the notoriously unreliable man simply couldn't be trusted! My SKETCH. thecritic.co.uk/mand...

Andrew Tate deleted this, but lets keep it for use in court.

**Please share with your networks** Two free and open online events next week!! Students are particularly welcome so do please let them know. Here's the next instalment on the #SensoryCriminology blog: sensorycriminology.com/2026/02/01/i... #AcademicSky #CrimSky. See below for reg and details.

Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

Defenders of high Vice Chancellor pay say it’s irrelevant to the poor state of university finances At Cambridge University, senior management pay rose from £7m to £32m in 5 years. It's not only the VC whose pay has soared! This is a surge comparable to university’s annual deficit

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year from @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

It might be that Birmingham have been uniquely foolish in their handling of this situation, but it's worth noting that management failing to take overwork, stress and burnout seriously is a sector-wide problem, and only getting worse as universities slash staff costs.

Oh hey it finally made the media, only a week after the letter was actually sent. FWIW despite being legally obliged to share with all staff, he so far hasn't. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/birming...

Since they're not restructuring, they're putting us all at risk because there may be a diminished need for "teaching and research", which are... the university's missions I guess?

Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252: Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email. Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

Day 11 of our current strike at @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk … The story goes that we can’t afford to keep staff in their jobs but we can afford this 👇

In yet more devastating news, the VC has confirmed her plans to cut 80% of academic staff from Essex Pathways, our foundation year department. This would effectively close down all our existing foundation year programmes through the back door. But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.

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.

Just out: our report on #spycops boss Ben Gunn at the public inquiry. Managers have a lot to cover so reports are very long reads, but well worth it. Incredible admissions from Gunn: 'There was no legal basis for a lot of the work we were doing' campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/12/02/u...

Instant reaction from the morning at Undercover Policing Inquiry as we begin a week of questioning the only whistleblower #spycops officer, Peter Francis www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjJ_...

It's the 1st day of the Undercover Policing Inquiry questioning whistleblower #spycops officer, Peter Francis. So far today we've heard a lot about racism in the squad. At the lunch break @tombfowler.bsky.social is joined by Heather Mendick. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAB9...

On Nigel Farage's racism, of course it is possible that someone can believe one thing when they're a teenager and something completely different when they're an adult. But where is the evidence that has happened in this case? Instead all of the evidence points in the complete opposite direction

Nigel Farage said their flagship council in Kent would be a "shop window" for how they would run the country. Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...

Heartbroken to share the news that recruitment to Undergraduate Music courses at the University of Nottingham has been suspended. Please do contact us on [email protected] if you would like to support us.

And there goes another racist episode. Soon to be forgotten. Once the phone ins, the denials and the harsh words have ended. But many won’t forget. Yet again they’ll feel unwelcome. Some just accept it, suffer more and spend years fighting it rather than chasing dreams. But, integrate they say.

We've got 2 upcoming events for #PGRs and #ECRs! Hear from experienced #policing researchers about how to get the most from #focusgroups (7 Nov) and using #creativemethods (2 Dec) Registration below ⬇️ www.n8prp.org.uk/home/events/

Universities of Dundee, Kent, Brunel, Coventry & Swansea defer pay rises Kent’s “review in the coming months” is temporal evasion at its finest, while Coventry’s “break even position” heroically rebrands “we won’t pay” as “fiscal courage” The academic austerity opera continues

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Richard Tice with his Reform chum Nathan Gill, who has just admitted taking bribes for spreading Kremlin misinformation. What could be more patriotic than that?

The #spycops scandal contains half a dozen aspects that frankly warrant an inquiry of their own. One of these is blacklisting. For decades, every constabulary's Special Branch routinely & illegally passed details of political activists to illegal employment blacklisting organisations. 🧵

Windsor Castle Tuesday night. Four of us arrested for 'malicious communications'. Now released. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8V4...

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

Rep. Jamie Raskin tears into Nigel Farage as a "far-right pro-Putin politician" and a "Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe".

Yesterday Panteion University of Social and Political Science withdrew its patronage from the Eurocrim2025 conference in Athens #eurocrim #criminology #crimsky via @brunildapali.bsky.social www.panteion.gr/wp-content/u...

Aaaand this is why I voted for him. Calling out a former cabinet minister on her nonsense. More of this please. As Zack says: "Astounding."

The Trump administration is fully aware that anti-vaccine disinformation campaigns can cause incredible harm. After all, it is he who ordered the United States to do exactly this to China. The difference is that this time The Regime is running the op on Americans.

Boss. I'm tired boss. We been doing these experiments and studies since the 60s and 70s and the outcome has been the same in them all. The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.

#AcademicSky please amplify this is a new feminist social science journal focused o. #equality & #justice THANK YOU!

Grim picture of bullying at Dundee University Cultural change may take ~5 years, but it must start by removing those who upheld the leadership's moral failures & mirrored its bullying top-down style of management This pattern of management occurs in many unis www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/5...

extremely insightful report from Liverpool Hope about the financial state of the university and the long-term risks posed by the course closures and redundancies. drive.google.com/file/d/1qcu1... #UKHE #SaveHe

The Department of Homeland Security has imposed new limits on congressional visits, saying its offices are not subject to an existing law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to ICE facilities that detain migrants.

This is a devastating piece of writing. Highly recommend. 🔥✊👇 www.iwa.wales/agenda/2025/...