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...

Pay is worth 2/3rds of what it was 17 years ago in 2008 Due to inflationary erosion, we now work approximately 4 months for free for @UlsterUni BTW, this doesn't include all the free stuff you do anyway due to our unhealthy workloads.... You deserve more! Vote Yes ✊❤️

Thanks to our amazing Posties in the @cwunews.bsky.social , @ucu.org.uk ballots have started to land on door mats A lovely pink envelope to welcome members home this evening and give them the opportunity to reclaim the university Use your voice and vote Yes! #wearetheuniversity

Our stand at the @ulsteruni.bsky.social employee induction event at UU Coleraine today Many thanks to the fantastic @ucu.org.uk staff from our regional office for supporting us today ✊❤️

BALLOT DAY LIVE 21 TUESDAY 7PM We know what's at stake. We know what we're fighting for. Now it's time to vote. Join us live as we kick off the ballot. Make sure you're ready to VOTE YES and get others to do the same. www.youtube.com/live/nJXD0_b...

Ballots should be dropping on door mats this week Please email a local rep once you've voted (you don't need to tell us how you voted) #wearetheuniversity

Make no mistake, student learning conditions have deteriorated dramatically since the intro of marketisation, but they will get much much worse if we don't stand Bosses will use bogus gongs to try to gaslight students & staff We won't be fooled Vote "Yes" #wearetheuniversity

🚨⚠️ Ballot has opened today ⚠️🚨 This is a vital ballot for our sector and indeed for Ulster University locally If you care about your students, subject and colleagues, you'll vote and vote 'yes' #WeAreTheUniversity

@ucu.org.uk ballot opens tomorrow. A vital ballot for our sector - job security - pay and conditions - workloads Time to pick a side - The decline of Higher Education or stand for Higher Education #wearetheuniversity

🚨 Our ballot opens tomorrow! Will you be ready to make your voice heard? It’s time to stand up for fair pay, job security, and a better future for higher education. 🗳 VOTE YES, every vote matters.

Ballots open tomorrow. The whole movement has our back. Hear it from Eddie Dempsey @rmtunion.bsky.social “You can’t build a strong economy while educators are burning out.” Vote YES. #VoteYES #UCU #Solidarity

The @ucu.org.uk "We are the University" ballots will be posted to members on Monday. Look out for a pink envelope at your registered address arriving next week. We encourage all members to vote and make their voice heard. #WeAreTheUniversity #LboroUCU