Liverpool Hope Uni UCU Branch

Excellent news, well done. Good luck and solidarity going forward from Liverpool Hope Branch

Birmingham City to axe 340 roles as it shifts focus to teaching Affected professional services staff will be given the chance to apply for one of hundreds of new posts

Today's university with the redundancies is Birmingham City, which is getting rid of 340 jobs. Every day in Higher Education is like this. It's madness. When will someone - anyone - call a halt? www.timeshighereducation.com/news/birming...

My 28yr old said she feels too old this time. She’s currently lying on the floor listening to rod stewart in the background.

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Today Liverpool Hope UCU held a rally on Open Day. Our fight is for not only our colleagues and jobs, but for our current & future students. They all deserve the best. #UCU

We won!

“Corruption or incompetence, which is it?”

Former Dundee Uni principal Iain Gillespie hauled over the coals for “nearly destroying the university.”

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Join Liverpool Hope UCU Branch Rally tomorrow in support of those 39 staff whose jobs are at risk from redundancy. Location Eden Car Park, Taggart Avenue L16 9JD. 10am. All welcome. liverpoolhopeucu.github.io/home/#Events
The event location has changed, but the team will be there to assist. #ucu

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Liverpool Hope University considers redundancies in performing arts department Declining student numbers across higher education and downturns in demand for some subjects were cited as key reasons for beginning the redundancy consultations

Liverpool Hope University has become the latest higher education institution to reveal it is contemplating redundancies, including 11 in its Faculty of Creative Arts and Humanities 👇

Number of senior university staff earning £100k doubles in four years The research comes after an i investigation found that university bosses claimed at least £1m in expenses in the past two years

I, for one, simply cannot fathom why UK Higher Education is facing an enormous financial black hole, which will lead to major academic & support staff redundancies.

"Number of senior university staff earning £100k doubles in four years" inews.co.uk/news/number-...