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Well done to @uonucu.bsky.social for getting such a strong turnout, and good luck on your action! 💪
University of Nottingham UCU branch@uonucu.bsky.social · last yr.Our ballot results are in! -63% of members voted -84% of voting members said YES to action short of strike -72% of voting members said YES to strike action Which means our call for industrial action has passed and we have a mandate to fight back!
“Considering the drastic plans for job losses and restructuring, we are left with no alternative in order to protect the jobs.” Lopa Leach @uonucu.bsky.social on the YES vote to strike action. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Nottingham staff vote to strike over job cut threat - BBC News
Staff at the University of Nottingham plan to take action over proposals to cut more than 250 jobs.
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The first step in building the new Cardiff university has been cuts of around 280 academic jobs and at least a dozen programmes, mostly from the arts and humanities, in a four-month manufactured crisis
Lecturers from Cardiff University predict its dystopian future
Anonymous What will a “leaner and more efficient” Cardiff University look like? Cardiff University’s Executive Board has set out their vision for ‘digital transformation’ in Wales in 2035, where ‘digi...
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nation.cymru/news/cardiff... Disgusting behaviour from Cardiff University. Our valued colleagues must not be denied emeritus status simply for being committed trade unionists, and all institutions that do this should be named and shamed
Cardiff University academic who objected to cuts robbed of title through 'spite'
Martin Shipton A distinguished archaeologist and academic who publicly opposed Cardiff University’s cuts programme has been “spitefully” denied a status often given to retired professors. James Whitle...
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The University of Dundee has a women problem “In our view this culture of sexism runs deeper than the sidelining of women speaking up and out and persists beyond the ignominious end of Iain Gillespie’s tenure as Principal of the university.” www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/c...
'We're female professors, here's why we think Dundee University has a women problem'
Professors Angela Daly and Annalu Waller say Dundee University is destroying its commitment to gender equality in STEM.
thecourier.co.uk
REDUNDANCIES PROCESS CONTINUES This is a follow up to our post on Tuesday regarding the interim-Principal stating "There won't be any redundancies" in an STV interview Prof Seaton has clarified his remarks by stating that he meant "There will be no redundancies related to the recovery plan". 1/3
Congratulations to Newcastle; may their victory Inspire all who face similar fights ✊✊✊
UCU Newcastle University@newcastleucu.bsky.social · last yr.A MASSIVE WIN AT NEWCASTLE UNI ICU
oh hey, government, this is why you SORT OUT THE FUNDING SYSTEM for universities alongside getting governance sorted. Because otherwise you're going to have to keep throwing good money after bad. Because we all know you cannot afford a university *actually* going under, however ballsy you sound.
JustRoryDuncan@profroryduncan.bsky.social · last yr.Scottish government Ministerial statement on Dundee University confirms an instruction to the SFC to provide £40m to the university, on top of £27m already funded. A £40-£60m liquidity gap remains, to be filled from commercial sources. Presumably the public money de-risks the prospect for banks
The results of the De Montfort university UCU branch's formal No Confidence ballot have now been confirmed: a resounding 90% voted no confidence in the VC and the ULB This is the fourth significant No Confidence vote passed during the current round of proposed redundancies
Another £40m for University of Dundee from Scottish govt. Underlines how bad things are there - but can’t help feeling other Scottish unis would have liked a share of the £62m now handed to Dundee when they were cutting jobs, etc www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dundee-...
Dundee given £40 million bailout following ‘unprecedented’ crisis
Money for ailing institution from Scottish Funding Council comes on top of the £22 million previously made available
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Hard to argue with the headline, though debatable use of the word market, and the analysis is a bit superficial. www.ft.com/content/7514...
The English higher education market is broken
New regulator powers should include the ability to claw back pay from vice-chancellors in the event of financial catastrophe
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www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/5... "Let’s not pretend these are isolated blunders. This is a pattern – a public sector culture where too many in charge act like they’re above the rules. Paid with your money. Protected by the press office. Answerable to no one."
DAVID CLEGG: The rot in Dundee’s leadership runs deeper than the university
The Courier's editor David Clegg criticises the "culture of secrecy" gripping Dundee institutions beyond the crisis-hit university.
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Absolutely infuriating that this is the end point of vastly inflated salaries for Vice Chancellors and other top admin whose obsence pay raises at a time of pension cuts were always justified on the grounds that only they could manage the new era of competitive marketized higher education.
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · last yr.'The university has informed staff of plans to cut 400 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions by July 2026, with academics the first to go.' Professor Andy Schofield, VC at Lancaster University since 2020, will take up position of Principal & VC at Glasgow University on 1 October 2025.
'The university has informed staff of plans to cut 400 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions by July 2026, with academics the first to go.' Professor Andy Schofield, VC at Lancaster University since 2020, will take up position of Principal & VC at Glasgow University on 1 October 2025.
Lancaster University to cut one in five academic jobs
Institution says it is ‘not immune’ to financial challenges as it looks to axe 400 jobs
timeshighereducation.com
Reminder to all members: join us for our Emergency General Meeting today (Monday , 23rd) at 11.30 to discuss the newly launched voluntary severance scheme and other matters.
We are extremely concerned by the letter from Ernst and Young, auditors at the University of Dundee. The letter suggests that executives submitted inaccurate responses during the auditing process. 1/2 www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...
Letter from Ernst and Young LLP to the Court of the University of Dundee
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extremely insightful report from Liverpool Hope about the financial state of the university and the long-term risks posed by the course closures and redundancies. drive.google.com/file/d/1qcu1... #UKHE #SaveHe
I’m striking today in opposition to planned £140m cuts at the University of Edinburgh. Less than three years ago, I left the University of Roehampton after all the academics in my School were sent letters telling us we were being put at risk of redundancy.
UCU members at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social are striking today over University of Edinburgh plans to make £140million in cuts and threaten jobs We're fighting against these reckless proposals Share to show your support ✊
Tomorrow @sutrscotland.bsky.social national demonstration (Sat 21/6) in Glasgow: Aye Welcome Refugees - Stop the Far Right. Assemble 12noon, Barrowland Park for march. Then music and carnival from 2.30pm at the Old Fruitmarket #AyeWelcomeRefugees #StopTheFarRight
Herald coverage: Edinburgh university staff strike today as 1800 job losses threatened www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525177...
Edinburgh academics strike over £140m funding cuts
The strikes are intended to disrupt the university’s annual Open Day, where thousands of prospective students and their families will visit campus.
heraldscotland.com
STABLE FUNDING. The experiment of having the country's higher education and research reliant on the volatility of student fees, AND removing any predictability by removing the student number distribution clearly doesn't work.
House of Commons@houseofcommons.parliament.uk · last yr.The Education Committee wants to understand what is needed to secure a sustainable financial future for the Higher Education sector. Share your views: committees.parliament.uk/work/9012/hi...
