Theatre assistants deserve to be shown more respect, and they deserve to be paid properly for the vital work they do. Email the chief exec of LTH and tell him 👉 unsn.uk/emailbrendan
Vicky Blake UCU (she/her)
@vickyblake.bsky.social
♥️education ♥️unions ♥️democracy Widening Participation @ Leeds Uni UCU NEC, negotiator, Educ'n Comm Chair, Climate+Ecological Emergency Comm Co-chair @leedsucu Branch Sec vickyblakeucu.uk Neurodivergent, LC #EduSky #AbortionIsHealthcare #CleanTheAir
nobody gives you a sweeping mandate like this because they want you to work with the people they just ran tf outta office
A Palestinian student who has a fully funded place at University College Dublin said he has been left “heartbroken” after his visa was refused by Ireland’s justice minister and is urging the government to reconsider its decision. Seher Asaf reports #visas #Gaza #edusky https://ow.ly/eFQs51008EV
Not a single thing we were told about #COVID turned out to be correct. A long thread 🧵
The Inquiry’s overarching judgement is that fragmented responsibility, ignored warnings, poor data and inadequate planning created conditions in which Covid could spread “like wildfire”. Social care’s neglect was longstanding. During the pandemic, its consequences became catastrophic.
An amazing and brave article from #BethDobbin (a British Olympian) for BBC Sport. She not only shares her devastating story of how #severeME has decimated her life, but also draws attention to the plight of the entire #MEcommunity
Adam@abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 4w agoBBC article and full video (3 mins) www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
We’re not surprised, are you? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
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Join striking staff, and students from across Scotland on Monday 19th October at the from of the Tower Building from 10am. This is the first day for new Principal Angela Scott, and we are calling all members, colleagues, students and supporters to show their support and say “No more job cuts!”.
Free speech laws turn out to be pretty important. Hats off to Sally Rooney for sticking to her guns on this.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4w agoSally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in the UK because of Palestine Action support
a feel good story about a Very Good Boy because honestly we do need some good news sometimes “Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dog that hunts invasive sea creature named animal of the year
Sgiath is thought to be the UK's first sea squirt-hunting dog and has been trained to sniff out the marine pest.
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Solidarity with all striking public sector workers the Republic of Ireland. Huge walkout!
Michael Carley@drmcarley.bsky.social · 4w agoNo messing around. 300k workers out. That is more than 10% of *all* people in employment in the Republic of Ireland. www.rte.ie/news/2026/10...
Yeah anyone with an energy-related disability can let you know, if we don’t let our disabilities stop us, we can completely ruin our ability to function at all, sometimes permanently.
Mouse - it may be a lil bit of disassociation@lilmouserpg.bsky.social · 4w agoPlease stop w/the "even though they were disabled they didn't let that stop them." One, disability porn is gross. Two, disability is a very valid reason, not an excuse, to not do things. The goal when disabled is to NOT kill yourself faster & a lot of times that means not doing something #disability
Thank you to Hannah who visited our picket line this morning and then went home to recreate it in Lego! We can see plenty of pink UCU @ucu.org.uk hats outside our Tower Building. The famous Bob the dog and Sarah. And the magical frog spirit of solidarity. Can you spot yourself?!
www.pharmacy.biz/american-cov... Still giving the wrong mask advice. Still the same broken guidance with no reflection of the evidence in the Covid inquiry. Gappy masks won’t keep you safe in a poor ventilated space. #WeShareTheAir We need respirators that seal to the face. They are infinitely more…
NHS Urges People With 'American Covid' to Stay Home
The NHS has advised people with 'American Covid' to stay at home, highlighting the importance of following health guidance when experiencing symptoms.
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Love this. Please understand, even if these events aren’t for you, they are for a community suffering from social isolation, and you could help.
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · last mo.My cousin organized a series of masked concerts in NYC so immunocompromised and other covid-conscious folks can still enjoy live music events, and is raising funds so he can keep doing so! Love and appreciation to anyone able to chip in 🙏🏾♥️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
".. a 15 year old boy who had his hand blown off after picking up a police stun grenade.. 4,000 out of the 5,000 arrested are under the age of 18.. right now.. pictures being broadcast around the world of police firing tear gas at French children" #GMB
Please appreciate this somewhat dubious artist's impression of the engineer Thomé de Gamond, while diving to prospect the geology of a proposed cross-Channel tunnel, being attacked by eels. (Image: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ai... )
Well done to our inspirational colleagues at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social for holding strong on their first week of strike! So much solidarity is with you across the whole sector ❤️
UCU Edinburgh@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · last mo.Day 5 of the UCU workers' strike against massive job cuts by highly remunerated senior management. “We are looking at hundreds of job losses, dozens of course closures ... Without even mentioning the removal of opportunities for people up and down Scotland." Jo Grady, UCU President, 01.10.2026
Edinburgh University staff @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social begin five-week strike over £140m cuts #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2658302...
Edinburgh University staff begin five-week strike over £140m cuts
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) have taken to the picket line in protest over a £140m savings initiative they fear could result…
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The truth is, you can belittle maskers, shrug off disabled people, and call us all crazy a million times, but you’re going to have to live in the world you’re building with these choices, and outcomes don’t care that your views are popular right now. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mor...
More than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds
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Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Day 2 of 25 of our strike action. Students, colleagues, members come and join us on the picket line as e fight for the future of the University of Dundee. Who’s University. Our University.
Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.
No surrender until the University of Dundee rule out making colleagues compulsory redundant. Donate to our campaign as we seek crowdfund support for a Judicial Review of the governance decisions that led the University Court to approve staff and programme cuts www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/judicial-r...
The RNLI has said the abuse of volunteers in Portsmouth has forced it to close the lifeboat station there and stop operating since September 10. Nearby stations have been providing cover to the area instead. One of the UK's largest coastal cities without a lifeboat because of the far-right.
Successive governments and senior management behaving like education is a business have run HE into the ground and now they want to prevent workers defending what little they have left: for shame. Solidarity with Brighton Uni staff & unions.
Daniel C. Blight@danielcblight.bsky.social · 2mo ago***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes: