Now I'm not an economist, but I feel like this is not great economic news.

"The language of vocation, resilience and commitment is doing real work here - it helps sustain the university, but it also dampens resistance and discourages scrutiny of how resources, risk and reward are allocated" - the neoliberal university in a nutshell

Solidarity with our comrades @ucuatqub.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social must now severe all ties with Senator George J Mitchell

Time for @ulsteruni.bsky.social managers to take workforce stress seriously and trust their amazing staff, instead of spending money on surveillance platforms

Our members have voted to formally oppose @ulsteruni.bsky.social management's mid-term module survey This follows disregard to concerns raised with UU management about the survey and its consequences for staff welfare & workload Members, please check your email for more details

Important weather update regarding Storm Chandra communicated by P&C this afternoon Stay safe 👇

⚠️⚠️ Reminder of this important branch meeting today at 1530. We will be hearing member views on management proposals regarding research time in the upcoming Workload Allocation policy Lauren has sent a reminder email to your preferred email this morning with a Zoom link ⚠️⚠️

We have called an urgent branch meeting for Mon 26th January at 1530 The meeting will consider management proposals for dealing with research time within the academic workload model, details of which are included in an all member email sent today (check your inbox from Lauren)

1st branch meeting of 2026 Friday 1230 via Zoom (link sent by Lauren) Important meeting to discuss recent detriments to working conditions @ulsteruni This will include an update on further attacks on working conditions, by UU management, the branch has become aware of recently

Just @UlsterUni asking exhausted staff to carve out the time to explore professional development opportunities. We're kinda used to leadership's apathy toward the workload issues in UU, but have they already forgotten about the recently announced promotions freeze?

All the best to members and comrades for 2026.

Perhaps they borrowed UU's "exceptional talent" process...

Due to Storm Bram, we will be closing our Coleraine and Derry~Londonderry campuses from 1pm today. Our Belfast campus will remain open. Stay updated on the latest developments on www.metoffice.gov.uk

Like when your local VC gets an award for "services to education".....

Award for being a "great educator" one day.... Announces cuts to education the next All in a week's work for your local Vice Chancellor And we @ulsteruni.bsky.social thought the Times Higher UoTY Gong Washing was peak trolling......

While Vice Chancellors talk about negotiating with and pandering to Reform UK, UCU Ulster makes it very clear....

University senior managers: Will negotiate with Reform. Won’t negotiate with their own staff.

Busy day for our branch banner today as we join rallies for Palestine Solidarity this lunchtime and Reclaim the Night this evening ✊❤️

Following the Vice Chancellors all staff town halls today, we will be holding a follow up branch meeting tomorrow at 11am Zoom Link has been emailed by Lauren to members If you canny find it, ask a local rep to forward it to you

Following the Vice Chancellors all staff town halls today, we will be holding a follow up branch meeting tomorrow at 11am Zoom Link has been emailed by Lauren to members If you canny find it, ask a local rep to forward it to you

Reclaim the night - end violence against women - rally next Saturday 29th November 2025 Gather at writer's square from 5pm

Tonight is the last day for ordering a replacement ballot. If you have misplaced your ballot, please order it today yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...

The government isn't going to save this sector "Global talent" are planning to make things much worse You need to vote and vote 'yes' #wearetheuniversity www.ft.com/content/95b4...

@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social are seeking to expel a student activist for speaking out about Palestine Please sign this petition to defend this student my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...

We love to see these ballot pups brightening up our feeds! Absolutely yes Coppi! Spread the word! #WeAreTheUniversity

Listen to Coppi. How could you not listen to Coppi. Look at those soft eyes. 🥺

Coppi reminding her Human that it's time to get that ballot in Please post your ballots soon and when you have let a rep know #WeAreTheUniversity

- unsafe workloads - poor financial decisions - mass Redundancies Students everywhere deserve better than these so called "leaders" destroying universities Sign this petition - no confidence in the Vice Chancellor of oventry University

On this day in 1897 Nye Bevan, the founder of our NHS, was born in South Wales. Today let's remind ourselves of the struggle to create our NHS and reinvigorate our determination to defend it 👏

Spotted on campus A new UU juggling club Perhaps we all should join, given the unsustainability of workloads in @ulsteruni.bsky.social ? Vote 'yes' #wearetheuniversity

@UCU_Ulster branch meeting today at 2pm Some really important issues to discuss If you need the link email a local rep See you there

More members getting round to voting If you haven't voted yet, please ensure you do. Vote "yes" #wearetheuniversity

Compulsory team teaching on every module is perhaps the biggest ever threat to the quality of teaching in UK universities. It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/

The clock is ticking and FE colleagues deserve better! We are loosing FE teachers every year and it must stop now. Vote YES

💌 This Thursday is #NationalGetTheVoteOutDay! Across the UK, members are talking, organising & making every ballot count. ☕ Coffee mornings 📸 Branch photos Tag @UCU + use #WeAreTheUniversity to show what you’re doing! 💪

Another example of how university "leaders" will trade anything for money: X Academic freedom X Student welfare X Civic mission & duty X Staff working conditions X Your job Time to fix this Vote 'Yes' #WeAreTheUniversity www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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.

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

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

Quote from a member.... "Just voted in the pay & conditions ballot. I’m sick of worsening pay & conditions. I’m sick of working in a constant state of crisis. I’m sick of the exploitative, careless leadership in this sector" #WeAreTheUniversity

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

Votes from the beautiful North Coast of N. Ireland are flying in 📨📨📨 #wearetheuniversity

The darker nights won't stop our members voting 💪💪💪 #wearetheuniversity

Nice day for a stroll to the post box🚶‍♀️ Get those ballots in and email a local rep to let them know that you've voted ✊❤️

If you’re not investing in the people who deliver higher education, then you aren’t actually invested in higher education. Put up all the vanity building projects you like. Buy whatever tech you please. But education is something that happens between people. Improve the pay of the key workers in HE!

"A more stable system of public funding is urgently required. Addressing the concerns of those on the campus frontline would be a first step towards planning for a better future" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"A more stable system of public funding is urgently required. Addressing the concerns of those on the campus frontline would be a first step towards planning for a better future" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...