What's it like working in the modern university? Stories from around the world. @nteunion.bsky.social @nteunational.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @chronicle.com @insidehighered.com @wearehighered.bsky.social workinginthemodernuniversity.wordpress.com/blog-2/

TASA is deeply dismayed by Macquarie Uni’s proposed restructuring that would decimate sociology. The social sciences matter — they help us navigate a complex world. Our full statement & call to action here: www.tasa.org.au/docs.ashx?id... #Sociology #HigherEd #SupportHASS

They deserve to live too. Let's just stick with plants.

And next in New Zealand, the local hunting competition that has categories for kids to enter into specifically. More dead animals equates to more cash handed over. And this is called "entertainment". #animalrights #banhunting @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social @animal-justice.bsky.social

Meat eaters are weird. I keep telling them so.

As always, the consequences of human actions are never limited to humans alone. Terribly sad.

New post and something of a request for help!! #AnimalRights #AnimalAdvocacy #ScholarAdvocates

Three new stories from people working in the neoliberal university on our site today. More about them and the project at the link below.

#WorldPressFreedomDay 🔥 @froomkin.bsky.social

Happy to see the Labor victory in Australia (and the Liberals in Canada). Hoping it is, in fact, a turn away from Trumpism. But now can we please see a genuine left emerge, as opposed to the centrism that currently passes.

I just signed the National Pet Day Pledge to support companion animals in New Zealand! Join me in standing up for stronger animal protections. All signatures will be sent to the government in May 2025 - Sign the pledge here: www.companionanimals.nz/national-pet... #NationalPetDayNZ #PledgeForPets

When you are all ready to stop reading dystopian fiction as a how-to guide, wake me up. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Just leave them alone. They are not there for our insta-moments ffs. A little respect goes a long way.

And not just environmental cost. So many of them are killed or left to live in misery.

An important long read. Key elements of highly pathogenic H5N1 incl: 1. It’s already a major ‘pandemic’ of birds with big impact, (2) it’s adapting to mammals, (3) it’s not yet in Oz, (4) we need robust pandemic preparedness, including clean indoor air strategies. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

Everything Joe Rogan says is wrong. He’s a fount of misinformation and tomfoolery. Why do so many men listen to him? I’m at a loss.

She produces milk for her calf, not you. Modern dairy cows are forced to produce massive volumes of milk through genetic manipulation and constant pregnancy. This image glorifies pasture access while 90% of dairy cows are confined indoors. #AnimalRights #GoVegan

Nice report here on some of the current work being done in Australia and New Zealand on links between domestic violence and animal abuse. There's a fab summary of actions the conference inspired at the end, too. lucysproject.com/2024-confere...

Really chuffed to see this special edition on social work and animals out. There are some fab papers in here covering all kinds of issues and approaches to the inclusion of animals in social work. Open access. Pls do share. anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/issue/...

More wage theft in #HigherEducation - this time it's $10.7 million at @latrobe university! ...a timely reminder of why next week's senate inquiry into university governance is needed and needed now. Read more about the inquiry: betterunis.nteu.au/inquiry/ #universities #HigherEd

I loved talking everything #animals and #writing with James Bradley and Peter Singer last year for Byron Writers' Festival! Now broadcast here on ABC Big Ideas www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Did this just happen? "Have you said thank you?" Astonishing. Abusive. Was it theatre for the benefit of others?

Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.

Today's daily 'is it real or is it satire' news story check for me was this one (it seems real). nypost.com/2025/02/25/u...

Great to see this new primer on the cognitive capacities that support multi-species sociality www.cell.com/current-biol...

Petition to ban dog testing in UK gains momentum as activists condemn 'barbaric' treatment #MBRAcres #Beagles #Dogs #AnimalTesting #AnimalCruelty #AnimalResearch #AnimalRights #Vivisection #Petitions #UK 🇬🇧 @petauk.bsky.social @freethembrbeagles.bsky.social www.itv.com/news/2025-02...

As an intersectional feminist who studies both animal rights and gendered violence this is a NO on so many levels. FFS. #animalrights #feminism #domesticviolence

🎯 "Do you think suffragists were as frustrated as we are?" Listen to @jasminsinger.com & @marisul.bsky.social draw powerful parallels between historical activism and today's animal rights movement. The solution remains the same: find your community. 💚 #AnimalRights #Activism #Community

Dear America, I'm genuinely scared now, if you could stop please.

When racism meets sexism. She should never have had to deal with this response.

#ARTivism #art #illustration #hunting #AntiHunting #Wildlife #GoVegan #vegan #AnimalRights #veganism

Stop supporting elephant trekking. These animals deserve freedom, not exploitation. Support hands-off sanctuary instead. #EndElephantTrekking #AnimalRights #StopAnimalCruelty #ProtectWildlife

Best thing I’ve read today 😂😂😂

Is this just distraction? Greenland as 'red, white and blue land'? www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Better-run universities will be better #universities. The upcoming government inquiry into university governance is seeking contributions to build a picture of what has been going on in #HigherEducation. Find out more and make your submission: betterunis.nteu.au/inquiry/#sub...

Good morning Is he dead yet? Coffee? I’m pouring

A record 533 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced in state legislatures in 2024. A #healthpolicy researcher explains how these policies can harm the health of not only LGBTQ+ people, but all Americans: https://buff.ly/418bZRM (Nathaniel Tran, University of Illinois Chicago) #polisky 🩺 #lgbtq

Always, always give them time to work out their new life/new surroundings and understand that theywill have been through a lot of unsettling change (at the very least)!

The Montreal SPCA is renewing their call for a BAN on the sale of exotic animals. This follows the release of Animal Justice's shocking new footage showing hundreds of #ferrets suffering in filthy cages in Canada's largest ferret mill.

Finally joined bluesky. That Elon salute was the last straw for me. Hoping to find many ex twotter friends on here soon!

New book chapter out. Really pleased to have this dog-centred chapter in a collection on mutli-species dementia. books.google.co.nz/books/about/...

Survey alert! Nik Taylor & I want to learn about pet relinquishment in Aus/NZ. Are you: ·       Over 18 ·       Living in Australia/New Zealand ·       Have/tried to relinquish or rehome an animal in the past 12 months We want to hear from you! Find our short (15min) survey here tinyurl.com/mr2yk3v8