spotify wrapped for UKHE - this year there were around 15k job losses in HE and also 4k courses were cut and also pay has continued to decline in real terms and you are 20 years old in pension terms because you spent a decade getting a bunch of degrees and have like 7 months of NI/USS contributions
‘Risk exiting the market’
what a way to package the complete collapse of higher education
reminder to
- vote & post your ballot
- tag us in photos of you posting your ballot to get a *LIMITED* free tshirt
- listen to the new lily allen album because that is very much the energy we are bringing
Morning comrades!!
We’ve stated voting & here’s the obligatory postbox pic!
To encourage you to vote, we are doing a little giveaway.
If you vote before Monday & post a photo & tag us, you will be entered into a 🥳prize draw🥳
If you always wanted some 🔥 union merch, now’s your time to shine!
a reminder to vote (you should be receiving your ballots any day now) & encourage everyone else to vote & talk about nothing else other than the ballot and the strategies for taking over the means of production 🔥
when you and your bestie* accidentally show up in a matching outfit
* and by you and your bestie we mean universities prioritising branding and vibes over students and staff
Trade Dispute with Government UCU Congress delegates voted to support a national trade dispute with the government over the higher education funding crisis.
Moving towards a trade dispute with the Secretary of State for Education!
UCU Congress voted to support a national trade dispute with the government over the Higher Education funding crisis.
Motion & further info: lu.ma/a0vv0sjb?tk=...
JOIN to discuss next steps 3 June, 6pm: lu.ma/zs6bklhz
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EDIT: we encourage members to print off this awesome poster by an anonymous designer comrade, which @qmucu.bsky.social have generously shared :) linked up & a photo is here 👇
& for those members who want to express their solidarity, may we suggest you print many copies of this fab poster designed by @qmucu.bsky.social
and put them up in hallways, kitchens, offices, teaching spaces & on any other surface you may think of.
qmucu.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
We welcome the shift in the University’s position, and hope that their commitment to ‘fostering an inclusive, respectful and supportive community for everyone’ means that our trans colleagues’ and students’ dignity and wellbeing will be prioritised in any future policy changes.
rb.gy/2s5n60
The proposed policy is abominable, and something we oppose in its entirety. The University's knee-jerk reaction has caused immense stress to trans colleagues and the University's 'apology' does not go nearly far enough in expressing a commitment to being a safe employer for Trans comrades.
solidarity with our trans students, colleagues and comrades - today & every day!
HE is in crisis. Join an online cross branch @ucu.org.uk meeting 10 April 6-7:30pm BST to develop a strategy for a dispute with Sec of State for Ed to tackle funding @qmucu.bsky.social @goldsmithsucu.bsky.social @ucuessex.bsky.social @ducu.bsky.social @kclucu.bsky.social lu.ma/a0vv0sjb?tk=Av7h7B
And there it is. A shocking, appalling, and deeply disappointing announcement of an entirely unnecessary move from the university.
But this is exactly why we have already started organising .
A phenomenal turnout for the UEA UCU day of action. Staff and students are making their voice heard, striving for a future for Higher Ed that doesn't look as bleak as it does right now. #SaveUEA #UKHE #StopTheCuts @ucu.org.uk
if you're a migrant member, please fill this out!
We condemn the reported harassment of KCL staff.
We will continue to defend academic freedom and the right to peaceful activism without intimidation.
Solidarity 👇
This is what the redundancy wave in British Higher Education currently looks like on the map:
‘British University Redundancy Map’ maps.app.goo.gl/yUteDm2MCXUi...
Messages from the Coventry University branch march this morning.
Together we will #STOPtheCUTS ✊
Join the Alternative Open Day ⏰
Sign the petition to remove Coventry University vice-chancellor from government role 👇
speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/remove-coven...
Shout out to our UCU colleagues across the Midlands + the UK, esp Coventry University UCU for their Alternative Open Day this Sat (15/3/25). Coventry is just one of many UKHE institutions whose VC is pushing redundancies + reductions of terms and conditions for staff.
Great contingent of Warwick staff + students at Coventry UCU's alternative open day. Cov Uni staff and students are the beating heart of Coventry and are fighting back against massive cuts. Support them by singing this petition: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/remove-coven... @warwickuniucu.bsky.social
The image is a memorial tribute featuring three photographs of the same woman at different times. In the top left, she has short hair, and is smiling while touching her head, wearing glasses and a green top with white polka dots. The top middle photo shows her with long, curly hair, wearing glasses and a patterned scarf, smiling at the camera. The bottom left picture presents her with medium-length hair, wearing glasses and a dark-colored top, smiling as well. To the right of the images, there is a block of text in black, and below it is a QR code. The image background is white, and it is bordered in black.
Today marks the 2️⃣ anniversary of the passing of Riham Sheble, an incredible fighter for migrant students rights in the UK.
Listen to a podcast about the #LetRihamStay campaign: patreon.com/posts/casewo...
Read media pieces about the campaign: tinyurl.com/vmy6n5ry
CC: @warwickuniucu.bsky.social
for an-up-to date list of the redundancies, restructures, reorganisations, and closures taking place across the sector at the moment visit the shrinking page developed by @qmucu.bsky.social
qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...
it’s almost as if the sector-wide crisis is telling us that profit is a terrible measure of success when it comes to higher education
Durham UCUs statement on the cuts announced today.
durhamucu.org.uk/durham-ucu-s...
We invite members to sign this open letter, written by colleagues based at Edge Hill, and we express our full solidarity with the affected comrade.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
it just came to our attention that Edge Hill University has fired a female scholar while she was undergoing cancer treatment. We share our comrades concern that this dismissal constitutes a flagrant example of unfair and discriminatory treatment.
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