Northumbria UCU Branch
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This article completely exposes the cruel and shortsighted cuts that are being made to creative courses at Edinburgh University and elsewhere. UCU are fighting for every working class student to have the right to create and inspire. Make a stand. news.stv.tv/east-central...
Students and staff fight to save university's costume design course
Graduates have gone on to work on some of TV’s biggest productions, including Downton Abbey, Outlander and Game of Thrones
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85% voted YES to strike action at the University of Lincoln. After around 500 staff departures, members are demanding an end to compulsory redundancies. Staff are an asset, not a drain on resources. Solidarity with Lincoln UCU!
Ulster University plans to cut 450 full-time equivalent posts around 15% of its workforce. UCU’s Norman Hagan explains what’s at stake for staff and students. Solidarity with everyone fighting these cuts.
How do we make change happen in education? Join our UCU Briefs webinar on Friday 20 November, 12:30pm. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The crisis in post-16 education is being raised in Parliament. The UCU Parliamentary Group has tabled a motion demanding urgent action on job cuts, pay and funding, and backing striking UCU members. Get your MP on board! edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
Post-16 education - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That this House expresses concern at the deepening crisis in post-16 education; notes with alarm that universities have cut more than 30,000 jobs over the past three years alongside thousands of cours...
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BREAKING: University of Sunderland staff have declared a formal industrial dispute over plans for sweeping cuts. Management wants to slash £40m from its budget, putting jobs and students’ education at risk. Staff are ready to fight back. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1467...
University of Sunderland staff declare dispute in fight against job cuts
Staff at the University of Sunderland have declared a formal industrial dispute in a row over job cuts, the University and College Union announced today.
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Week after week, Nigel Farage is allowed to host his show on GB News. Even though Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. Ask Ofcom to investigate ⬇️
Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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🔴 Far-Right Bookshop Praised by Reform’s James Orr Faces Police Warning Over ‘Racist’ Post About Muslim Men Exclusive: Oldspeak, which sells Hitler’s speeches and flew a ‘Remigration Now’ flag, has been endorsed by senior right-wing figures, including Lord Frost, James Orr and Tommy Robinson
Far-Right Bookshop Praised by Reform's James Orr Faces Police Warning Over 'Racist' Post About Muslim Men
Oldspeak, which sells Hitler’s speeches and flew a ‘Remigration Now’ flag, has been endorsed by senior right-wing figures, including Lord Frost, James Orr and Tommy Robinson
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Our BBC - doing the pro-Reform UK job of Russian bots ... 'He’s not an elected official. He never has been … So why are the BBC giving Zia Yusuf a platform to tell the country that Reform would instruct the Navy use “lethal force” against people in the channel?' via Reform Are Not Your Friends
This Sunday, I'm running the Yorkshire 10 mile to raise money for CRIBS. CRIBS provides housing and other support for pregnant refugees and their families in Athens. Please consider giving if you can! www.justgiving.com/page/gwyneth...
Gwyneth's fundraiser for CRIBS
Help Gwyneth Lonergan raise money to support CRIBS
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University of Brighton management is threatening to tear up longstanding agreements protecting staff rights, working conditions and trade union recognition. UCU branch chair Ryan Burns explains what’s at stake and why members are fighting back.
Schoolteachers-turned-lecturers have a wealth of pedagogical knowledge, says Gordon Ballie, who outlines reasons why university educators should be tapping into it, along with questions to reflect upon to improve their practice: https://ow.ly/bnOT50ZX4Ig #Highered #Teaching #Academicsky
Want to improve your teaching? Ask a teacher
Schoolteachers-turned-lecturers have a wealth of pedagogical knowledge, says Gordon Ballie, who outlines reasons why university educators should be tapping into it, along with questions to reflect upon to improve their practice
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We won! Woodhorn @northeastmuseums.bsky.social was named Best Accessible Family Friendly Museum at yesterday’s @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social Awards.
Our members at Goldsmiths are months into strike action. They are fighting to save vital jobs. Share this picket like speech from our GS and send your solidarity.
Belgian public service workers are taking action again today. ✊ CGSP/ACOD members are on strike against austerity – and against workers paying twice: higher prices through VAT, then wages falling behind if indexation is weakened. Solidarity! @acod.bsky.social
Since UKIP & the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage has relied on Russian bots to amplify social media support, but, oh dear ... "Reform UK supporting accounts have almost gone silent after Ukraine hit a few of Russia’s big data centres" via Karen Maunder
On the latest episode of No Shortcuts, UCU general secretary Jo Grady reflects on Jane McAlevey’s legacy and why mass participation and grassroots organising are key to building union power. There are no shortcuts to winning. Listen now!
Despite disruption, students overwhelmingly back striking staff at Nottingham. UCU members are fighting job cuts, course closures and the future of higher education. Stand with them: educationitsours.org.uk/map/ Video: Al Jazeera
LSBU wants to sack 66 academics and rehire them on worse contracts before Christmas. That's fire and rehire. Our members rallied on campus today. LSBU has now agreed to talks at ACAS. Management needs to come ready to listen.
We're building a union that's ready for the long haul. Education. It's ours is our new home for the fight for higher education. Track every dispute on the strike map. Get the facts from UCU Briefs. Use the toolkit to organise where you work. #educationitsours
Goldsmiths has spent £14m on consultants since 2019. Now it's replacing striking lecturers with staff who need only "an interest in teaching". Joe Newman, Goldsmiths UCU co-president, on management's strike-breaking. 📰 @novaramedia.com
With two days of strike action under our belts, we now begin over two months of continuous in response to our university's gross financial negligence. Shout out to Notts Solidarity Group for the slides! And @tregenza.bsky.social for the original photos.
Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Nigel Farage allowed to host his own primetime show on GB News? Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action ⬇️
Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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We're at the University of Glasgow University Services Fair for PGRs 👨🎓 We'll be here until 4pm - come chat with us about joining @ucu.org.uk as a PGR & GTA! We'll also be bopping about other PGR inductions across the university this week! Let us know if you want any UCU materials to hand out 📢
Higher education is in a once-in-a-lifetime crisis. The funding model is broken, jobs are being lost and courses are being cut. We’re fighting back and demanding the government properly funds our sector. Find out what’s happening and support the fight: educationitsours.org.uk
