We would encourage all UCU members in London to attend the vigil for Jason Arday which will take place on Monday in Trafalgar Square at 6pm. Bring your love and solidarity.

I can't make the vigil in London, so I will go to this (although I appreciate it's only the London vigil which is endorsed by Jason's family). I'm still in shock, and full of anger. Not just at 'the media' but everyone who jumped on the racist bandwagon

Nikolaos Papadogiannis@npapadogian.bsky.social · 12h ago

If in Edinburgh, please participate in the vigil for Jason Arday tomorrow, 17 August, at 18.00 outside the Scottish Parliament. Moreover, please consider signing the Good Law project petition for an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press: goodlawproject.org/petition/jas...

We need to show newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1 I've removed 'rightwing' as the Guardian also got stuck in to Jason.

Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

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Everyone is still trying to come up with their hot, unique takes and I just keep thinking “a person is dead“. An individual life, cut short. That’s the tragedy, that’s the gross injustice. Why can’t we for once just sit with that.

Stand Up To Racism are hosting a vigil for Prof Arday on the 17th August 6pm Trafalgar Sq. Unfortunately I can't get to London on Monday, but I hope others in the area will go

I've woken up (from the little sleep I had) in shock, upset and so angry. A kind and warm man was targeted relentlessly for being successful and Black (and neurodivergent). It's not just the press who need to hang their heads in shame, but so many social media users.

In 2023 I thought I was going to lose everything and became, for a short period, the centre of a media storm. Seeing my own name and face on the news was horrendous. I had good friends who didn't leave me alone for more than short periods. There is so much I want to say about how angry I am

So what I feared would happen to my friend has happened. I don't know what else to say at the moment, except he was incredibly kind to me, and I'm sure others, when they needed it most.

Join us for this rally on the 8th Sep if you are against the cuts and closures proposed at the University of Dundee. This will be our last chance to show the University's Court the strength of support ahead of their crucial meeting. Everyone welcome! Gather on the Nethergate, outside Bonar Hall.

Could we please have a hefty cross party group of MPs urging the 2 most relevant Secretaries of State (at DfE and BIST) to intervene in the car crash that is higher education and research funding and policy, as joined-at-the-hip in universities? We're all in this together.

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 4w ago

A cross party group of MPs led by Olly Glover have urged the Secretary of State to intervene over £162m proposed cuts to the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), warning the cuts could seriously damage the UK's global leadership in science, innovation and space research.

I firmly believe this was a defining moment in British politics. If Brown had stood by his comment and it had been worse to be a bigot, than be called one, we probably wouldn't be in the dire situation we are now.

Phil White@revdphilippa.bsky.social · 3d ago

THIS. Ever since Gordon Brown's 'bigoted woman' it has been a totally untouchable axiom that concerns about immigration are well founded and unchallengeable. If we had a media and/ or political climate where we were able to challenge these views we might be in a better place.

Last few days to sign up for the Queer in STEM workshop in Cambridge in September! Sign up here: www.outsavvy.com/event/35459/...

Queer in STEM Workshop Tickets - Cambridge - OutSavvy

Calling all LGBTQ+ people in STEM: scientists & engineers, communicators & mathematicians, dreamers & builders. Join us in September 2026 for a 2-day gathering, bringing together queer sc...

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Today our members voted to extend our mandate for strike action and action short of a strike by 12 months We are keen to resolve this dispute without further action, but we must, sadly, prepare for more action next academic year. Thank you to all at @ucuscotland.bsky.social for their support

HWUCU@hwucu.bsky.social · 6d ago

A cat, a frog, a VP, and a bee are holding a banner. Sorry, there is no punchline. This is no joke - WE HAD A DEAL Thank you to @ucu.org.uk VP HE @markpendleton.bsky.social for coming to visit today. Solidarity with @sheffielducu.bsky.social

Apparently it needs to be said - an autisitic person being 'non-verbal' does not mean they do not speak at all, or communicate verbally. Some autistic people may experience situational non-verbalism (used to be called selective mutism).

TransActual is launching the Trans Lives Survey 2026. It's quick, anonymous and will help us campaign for our community! Take the survey here: form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3 #TransLives #TransSurvey #Trans

EDICa's latest bimonthly newsletter is out. PDF here: go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Newsle... Sway version here: go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Newsle... In this edition we say goodbye to the five postdocs who have worked on EDICa. Project manager and yours truly comms person have contracts to Christmas. Also announcing:🧵

Our work with @autonomy-institute.bsky.social on the impact of problematic #menstruation #perimenopause coauthored by @wstronge.bsky.social and me! @edicaucus.bsky.social Half of women have a negative experience at work, less than 1 in 5 receive workplace support. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Half of women say 'period symptoms affect them at work - but 16% have support'

EXCLUSIVE: Some 42% of women have taken time off because of period symptoms in the last year, while just under half (44%) have worked through symptoms for more than ten days, a study shows

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Picketing, with picket pup, the next generation trade unionists, inflatables, and resolve. Reminding Heriot-Watt bosses WE HAD A DEAL and we will fight for every job. #Edinburgh #UCU #HigherEducation @edinburghminute.com @edinreporter.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

Tomorrow @hwucu.bsky.social will be back on the pickets, after our employer indicated they may not honour a deal we agreed in June to protect jobs. We'll be there 8-11 am. Inflatable costumes available to borrow. @ucu.org.uk @ucuscotland.bsky.social

We were back out on the pickets today - in Edinburgh and Orkney. Striking to save jobs.

HWUCU@hwucu.bsky.social · last wk.

WE HAD A DEAL! Watt happened? HWUCU back on strike today because our employer has signalled they won't keep their side of a deal made in June to protect jobs. No Compulsory Redundancy. @ucu.org.uk @joshpizpom.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @theferret.scot @ucuscotland.bsky.social

⚠️ This outbreak deserves a higher level of attention than the Hanta virus but it won't get it. Those affected now are poor communities living in remote parts of Africa. There is a direct correlation between the shutdown of USAID and the fact that the latest outbreak wasn't announced until Friday.

This is worrying and deserves more attention than it is getting. 30%-50% fatality rate

WHO@who.int · 3mo ago

Disease Outbreak News on #Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo Virus Disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda - 16 May 2026: bit.ly/43cOnM2

I've always thought that it's very risky to cite something you havent read - what if the original has been misquoted/misunderstood? If I can't find the original, I don't cite it.

Dr. Holly Walters@manigarm.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?

Never underestimate how much a very local matter influences voting. Buses, bin collections, potholes, parking

Sam Wetherell@samwetherell.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Nice reminder to what remains of the Starmer project that there might be an easier way of "winning over Reform voters" that doesn't entail bragging about robbing refugees of their personal possessions in militarised detention centres.

PCOS becomes PMOS ...I was extraordinarily lucky to have a forward thinking (non misogynistic) gynaecologist in 2012 who diagnosed me based on symptoms and scans - although all care then stopped www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

‘Unprecedented’ global effort gives new name to polycystic ovary syndrome – and new hope to millions of women

Decades-long campaign powered by patient perspectives results in switch from PCOS – a name that caused confusion and undue suffering – to PMOS

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Filing under 'something no woman has ever asked for'

Monica Lennon is a global trailblazer for menstrual justice - changing a worldwide narrative on menstrual products is an incredble success. I'm sure even more wonderful things are to come.

The Sociology Team at QMU are at risk of redundancy (alongside other colleagues) as a result of significant organisational changes. Please sign this petition to protect jobs and courses: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/protect-jobs... @ucuqmu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @ucuscotland.bsky.social

Protect jobs and courses at Queen Margaret University

To Sir Paul Grice, Senior Leadership Team and members of the University Court at Queen Margaret University The Scottish higher education funding model is failing, destabilising staff and students. Th...

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Really enjoyed the snooker over the past week or so. Very deserving winner (won't spoil it!)

It’s difficult to imagine, in our age of labor quiescence, the impact of the great British general strike, which began 100 years ago today and reached every city and town in Britain.

“Their Greatest Effort Ever”: The British General Strike at 100

It’s difficult to imagine, in our age of labor quiescence, the impact of the great British general strike, which began 100 years ago today and reached every city and town in Britain.

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