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stirlingucu.bsky.social @stirlingucu.bsky.social · Jul 2

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 · Jul 1

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!

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Jul 1

“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.

www.bbc.co.uk

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · Jun 22

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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stirlingucu.bsky.social @stirlingucu.bsky.social · Jun 28

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...

nation.cymru

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · Jun 27

The List in meme-format: qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...

meme: a man with a mustache and glasses is speaking to a woman with platinum blond hair.
"University managers keep pushing through restructures claiming it will make things cheaper"
"well, did it work for those people?" asks the woman.
"No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might but... but it might work for us"

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · Jun 27

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.

www.thecourier.co.uk

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · Jun 27

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

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stirlingucu.bsky.social @stirlingucu.bsky.social · Jun 28

www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Newcastle University strike action over as dispute settled

Strike action from academics at Newcastle University is over now an agreement has been reached between a trade union and management

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

stirlingucu.bsky.social @stirlingucu.bsky.social · Jun 28

Congratulations to Newcastle; may their victory Inspire all who face similar fights ✊✊✊

UCU Newcastle University @newcastleucu.bsky.social · Jun 27

A MASSIVE WIN AT NEWCASTLE UNI ICU

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stirlingucu.bsky.social @stirlingucu.bsky.social · Jun 28

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Newcastle University staff strike ends in settlement

University and College Union members end strike action prompted by the threat of job losses.

www.bbc.com

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · Jun 24

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 · Jun 24

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

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The UCU branch at De Montfort University Leicester @ucudmu.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

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Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

www.timeshighereducation.com

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · Jun 24

WHOA!!!!! Dundee, you legends!

Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · Jun 24

NO REDUNDANCIES at the University of Dundee.

Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us.

Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.

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Pagan Furrier @paganfurrier.bsky.social · Jun 24

Other VCs, it can be done!

Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · Jun 24

NO REDUNDANCIES at the University of Dundee.

Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us.

Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.

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Aris Katzourakis @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

www.ft.com

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · Jun 24

We sure do!

Mike Slaven @mcslaven.bsky.social · Jun 24

Amazing that when a distressed university's financial situation is subject to parliamentary hearings and an independent investigation, the senior leaders and governors resign and redundancies are called off.

We need this level of scrutiny for every university in England.

Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · Jun 24

NO REDUNDANCIES at the University of Dundee.

Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us.

Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.

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stirlingucu.bsky.social @stirlingucu.bsky.social · Jun 25

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.

www.thecourier.co.uk

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stirlingucu.bsky.social @stirlingucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

nation.cymru/opinion/lect...

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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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · Jun 22

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 · Jun 22

'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

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Jun 22

'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

www.timeshighereducation.com

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stirlingucu.bsky.social @stirlingucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

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.

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · Jun 21

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.

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www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

Letter from Ernst and Young LLP to the Court of the University of Dundee

www.parliament.scot

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · Jun 20

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

Redundancies Are Not the Solution
The VS scheme. Course closures. Promotion deferral. Deletion of course combinations.
Redundancies. These have been some of the University's highlights for the past 1.5 years.
Taken together, these actions represent a sustained and escalating attack on the livelihoods
of dedicated staff at LHU and the integrity of the country's HE sector as a whole. None of these
‘solutions’ have made or will ever make LHU financially sustainable in the long-term. These are
short-sighted and unjust initiatives that have eroded and will continue to erode the trust and
morale of the very people who have committed their lives and careers to the mission of LHU:
to inspire and support students from all walks of life and, crucially, to educate students in the
round - i.e., to show them that learning is a quest for truth, honesty, and goodness.
Redundancies may save some money in the short-term but universities around the country
are consistently and repeatedly underestimating

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · Jun 20

STV news coverage of today’s rally. #stopthecuts #ucuedinburgh #ucu #universityofedinburgh youtube.com/watch?v=08vO...

Edinburgh University lectures strike over compulsory redundancies

YouTube video by STV News

youtube.com

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