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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 5d

A quick overview of our industrial action:
What we are doing, why we are doing it, and how you can support us.

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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow's teach out: meet the Modern Languages Team at 1.15 in SBB for their modern languages showcase.
Note the change in picket times!

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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 8d

Day 2 - more sunshine and happy faces on the pickets!

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StanleyBurtonCentre @uolsbc.bsky.social · 12d

📣 IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE UPCOMING STRIKE at the University of Leicester, Prof. Neil Gregor @neilgregor.bsky.social has CANCELLED his talk next week! The strike takes place in response to the threat of staff cuts with History being one of the areas affected: www.uculeicester.org.uk/information-...

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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 9d

Pickets in full force on the first day of strike - see you all tomorrow!

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StanleyBurtonCentre @uolsbc.bsky.social · 14d

Last week we had our Advisory Board Meeting. We also had the privilege of hearing from Emeritus Professor Aubrey Newman, founder of the Stanley Burton Centre, who reflected on the mandate of SBC since 1990. Find out more le.ac.uk/stanley-burton

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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 14d

A great turnout to our amazing rally today, with emotional speeches and incredible support from students, staff, and trade unions.

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Christine Schmidt @ceschmidt.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you very much to @uolsbc.bsky.social @svenjabethke.bsky.social, Paul Moore, Bright Chimezda, and Jaspreet Singh for being such wonderful hosts and to all who came out to see the exhibition last week. First time in Leicester! And hope to return @hgrporg.bsky.social @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social

StanleyBurtonCentre @uolsbc.bsky.social · 16d

We recently hosted @ceschmidt.bsky.social from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and Prof. Dan Stone from Royal Holloway, University of London, for an exhibition sharing heartbreaking cases from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social International Tracing Service, used to locate missing Holocaust victims

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Dr Svenja Bethke @svenjabethke.bsky.social · 16d

It was wonderful to have our friends from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway open their exhibition on the International Tracing Service hosted at the Centre for Regional and Local History and the Stanley Burton Centre @uolsbc.bsky.social last week!

StanleyBurtonCentre @uolsbc.bsky.social · 16d

We recently hosted @ceschmidt.bsky.social from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and Prof. Dan Stone from Royal Holloway, University of London, for an exhibition sharing heartbreaking cases from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social International Tracing Service, used to locate missing Holocaust victims

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StanleyBurtonCentre @uolsbc.bsky.social · 16d

We recently hosted @ceschmidt.bsky.social from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and Prof. Dan Stone from Royal Holloway, University of London, for an exhibition sharing heartbreaking cases from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social International Tracing Service, used to locate missing Holocaust victims

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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 27d

Leicester UCU will be on strike from Monday 29 September until Friday 17 October.

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Neil Gregor @neilgregor.bsky.social · Sep 7

Very much looking forward to speaking at the Stanley Burton Centre on 1 October - do come along and support the brilliant work of our colleagues in the Department of History at the University of Leicester.

Writing Cultural Histories of Nazi Germany : Thoughts from the Concert Hall

Stanley Burton Centre hosts Prof. Neil Gregor on Nazi Germany, music & society. Free talk, open to historians, students & the public.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Dr Svenja Bethke @svenjabethke.bsky.social · Aug 6

We at the Stanley Burton Centre @uolsbc.bsky.social are now on Bluesky, follow us for more 😀

StanleyBurtonCentre @uolsbc.bsky.social · Jul 30

The Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies is a non-profit teaching and research centre that promotes world-leading research, teaching and impact in the field of Holocaust and Genocide studies, mass violence, Jewish history and violent conflicts and their aftermaths.

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Dr Svenja Bethke @svenjabethke.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you Anna! Ja, furchtbar, heart breaking und all das...

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Caren Frosch @froschlein.bsky.social · Jun 16

Very successful EGM and rally today. “Angst macht keinen Lärm “ Well we are not afraid and are going to continue to make a lot of noise! No redundancies at Leicester!

Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · Jun 16

During today's EGM the branch voted unanimously to request an industrial action ballot that would allow us to strike at the beginning of the next academic year.
#joinaunion

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Dr Svenja Bethke @svenjabethke.bsky.social · Jun 5

I had hoped to become more active here for better reasons - but welcome to UK academia!

Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · Jun 3

UCU Leicester is alarmed to hear that the above areas have been selected for “pre-change” engagement.

Read our full response to the announcement here - www.uculeicester.org.uk/the-fight-to...

Join a Union. Strength in numbers ✊

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Philipp Osten @osten.bsky.social · Apr 7

Am 8. April im Abaton mit @kim-todzi.de !

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Dr Svenja Bethke @svenjabethke.bsky.social · Apr 7

The fee waiver is intended to prepare for an application for external funding with support from the Center.

Dr Svenja Bethke @svenjabethke.bsky.social · Apr 7

‪Considering doing a PhD in the field of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and/or Jewish history? Check out the PhD UK fee waiver of the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Deadline 30 April, any questions, get in touch! le.ac.uk/study/resear...

PhD with UK Fee Waiver in the field of holocaust and genocide studies and/or Jewish history | Postgraduate research | University of Leicester

History PhD Scholarship (Fee-Waiver) in "Holocaust and Genocide Studies" The Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Leicester, UK.

le.ac.uk

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Dr Svenja Bethke @svenjabethke.bsky.social · Mar 10

You can also follow us on Instagram @migrantdressarchive 💃

Dr Svenja Bethke @svenjabethke.bsky.social · Mar 10

💃 As part of my current AHRC-funded project on 'Jewish Dress Migration and Belonging' we also held a number of engagement events that look more broadly at dress and migration in history and contemporary times. Have a closer look at our blog entry and photos ✨ www.leicestermuseums.org/news/migrant...

Migrant Dress Archive Project – Leicester Museums

Read about a project run by the University of Leicester, at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

www.leicestermuseums.org

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German History Society @germanhistsoc.bsky.social · Jan 8

🚨ENTRIES OPEN!🚨

Entries are open for the 2025 GHS Postgraduate Essay Prize!

📅 Deadline: 20 July 2025
🏆 The winner will receive £500 prize money and will be considered for publication in 'German History'
🖥️ Check out our website for further details!

www.germanhistorysociety.org/postgraduate...

Postgraduate Essay Prize – German History Society | Promoting the Study of German History Worldwide

www.germanhistorysociety.org

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Christine Binzel @christinebinzel.bsky.social · Jan 30

Prof. Miriam Rürup, Direktorin des Potsdamer Moses Mendelssohn Zentrums für europäisch-jüdische Studien:

„Wie soll denn Antisemitismus mit einer Resolution bekämpft werden, der die AfD zustimmen kann?“

Sehr hörenswerte Bundespressekonferenz: 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmIq...

Massive Kritik an Resolution zu "Antisemitismus an Hochschulen" des Bundestags | BPK 30. Januar 2025

YouTube video by Jung & Naiv

www.youtube.com

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Leo Baeck Institute London @lbilondon.bsky.social · Jan 30

The Leo Baeck Institute London proudly presents its 2025 Lecture Series: Belonging and Exclusion. This series explores German-Jewish experiences over four lectures throughout 2025.

Join us in-person at Senate House London, or online on Zoom!

Details: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/LS-2025

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Institut für die Geschichte der deutschen Juden @igdjhh.bsky.social · Jan 30

Today 30 Jan, 19.00 german time/6pm UK time virtual event for Holocaust Memorial Day 2025. “Where is my grandfather?” A Family History of the Holocaust in Hungary, organized jointly by @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and @svenjabethke.bsky.social -Stanley Burton Centre. Details: t1p.de/e87s0

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