15 minutes; no questions; government got the blame; my department to have 60% of us sacked. Apparently sacking us will lead to a ‘new, improved’ curriculum. No voluntary scheme, straight to selection and legal minimum redundancy payment.
So sad to hear this. Sending our solidarity. These cuts should not go ahead and will affect lives, education and the economy.
Now y today staff have been informed, why hasn’t the Ulster University Bluesky account mentioned these job losses on their account?
Under VC John Latham, Coventry University has seen:
Staff moved into subsidiaries
Restructures and redundancies
Erosion of terms, conditions & pensions
And all led by someone advising government on business.
Please sign/share the Vote of no confidence 👇
speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/vote-of-no-c...
Solidarity to all our colleagues at Herriot-Watt.
Keep the puns coming!
Universities spend £££ to attract & retain what they allege are the best senior managers who then spend more on paying consultants. Those consultants sell the same solutions to multiple institutions.
= cuts to staff who make universities work
Spend the money on staff
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
Scary approaches to treating staff at Coventry University.
Coventry University is planning 12 UG intakes a year. At the same time, staff are TUPed into subsidiaries, forced into contracts where teaching loads rise to 750 hours and scholarly activity slashed. This isn’t just change — it’s a shift in what HE is.
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@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social making their presence felt outside @northumbriauni.bsky.social HR HQ yesterday, to share their indignation and outrage at plans to force people to chose between their pension and their pay. Whose uni? Our Uni!
@ucucommons.org @sheffielducu.bsky.social @uculeft.bsky.social @ducu.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social @umucu.bsky.social @beourhope.bsky.social @nasuwtnewcastle.bsky.social @ntyneside-nasuwt.bsky.social @neunion.bsky.social @unisoninhe.bsky.social
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Just a little reminder - this is happening TOMORROW! See y'all there! @ucu.org.uk @ucucommons.org @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ducu.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social @umucu.bsky.social @uculeft.bsky.social @unisoninhe.bsky.social @nasuwtnewcastle.bsky.social @ntyneside-nasuwt.bsky.social
295 modules cut in the School of the Arts Race and Racism in Performance Performing Illness and Disability Performance and Visual Culture in South Asia Queer Borderlands Iraqi Literature in English / English Translation Transgender Perspectives and Interventions Refugee Writing Indian Cinema Slavery, Colonialism and Postcolonialism Language and Ethnicity Multilingualism and Bilingualism Cinema and Disability Intersectional Feminist Writing Reading South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh Plus cuts to Arabic, Bengali, Catalan, French, German, Japanese Mandarin Chinese and Russian! Management is cutting The research-led modules that make QMUL QMUL
Management paid nearly a quarter million to the external consultancy NOUS, whose generic 'framework' is now used to turn QMUL into a Cookie Cutter University.
These modules make QMUL. They bring students in contact with the cutting-edge research & widen the scope of academia. #UKHE
The market model in UK HE means crises at one institution can ripple across the whole sector. Solidarity with colleagues at branches fighting redundancies and course closures this week – your fight is our fight.
Academic staff at Coventry University are being TUPEd into subsidiary People’s Futures Ltd, listed on Companies House as an “employment agency”. This move onto inferior terms & conditions breaches the post-92 National Agreement and raises serious questions about the future of academics in HE.
A man wearing shades and a pink t-shirt stands in front of a Dundee UCU banner that says fighting for education.
Join us at the front of the Tower Building for our second and final day of industrial action this week.
We’re striking to ask the University of Dundee executive to rule out redundancies.
The weather is warm and sunny. How’s it with you @hwucu.bsky.social @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social Strathclyde?
Picketing in support of Scottish education: www.democratic-left.scot/post/higher-... / @ducuuo.bsky.social @ucuscotland.bsky.social @ucuglasgow.bsky.social @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social @reidfoundation.bsky.social @snptug.bsky.social @sgptradeunion.bsky.social
Staff at Aberdeen, Dundee, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde universities strike to save jobs and possible compulsory redundancies #StopTheCuts #SaveHE news.stv.tv/west-central...
Headline in The Courier reads: Dundee University union demands emergency funding package as staff begin strike. Picture is of two strikers, holding up a placard.
Staff at the @dundee.ac.uk are out on the picket, 500 jobs have gone. More are threatened.
University of Aberdeen is seeing a similar approach from management. @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social is taking action there too. Dundee UCU tell us Dundee is the canary in the coalmine.
Solidarity with our colleagues at Aberdeen @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social , Dundee @ducuuo.bsky.social , Heriot-Watt UCU @hwucu.bsky.social , and Strathclyde who are out on strike today and tomorrow! No to job cuts! #WeAreTheUniversity
“Those are a good start, but I prefer a third, which is to better connect universities to community, with more democratic internal decision-making systems.
University bosses, after all, are part of the problem. I don’t think much will change while they are the only ones in charge.”
Hannah Forsyth
Staff at Strathclyde think threats to jobs are FLAMINGOutrageous🦩
The Dons of Aberdeen are DOG tired with cuts🐕
And Dundee are MEGA DONE with redundancies @ducuuo.bsky.social (they don't have a mascot just a 📣)
Heriot-Watt think threats of compulsory redundancy are BANANAS🍌
Solidarity to all our colleagues at Heriot-Watt, also on strike today to say no to compulsory redundancies.
Our members turned out in the wind and cold this morning to ask the University of Dundee to rule out compulsory redundancies.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
Thanks to STV for their coverage of our long running dispute.
Our branch has looked at the figures and believe that further staff cuts are unjustified and will cause irreparable damage to the University of Dundee.
Join us on our picket lines today and tomorrow, all morning.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
He was left in doubt of the strength of feeling of members. And he stated he would stress again the importance of the University Executive in meaningfully engaging with unions, staff and students.
Today we hosted a gathering outside the University of Dundee, to coincide with the visit of Ben Macpherson MSP, Minister for Higher and Further Education.
Ahead of his meeting with unions and students, the Minister took some time to come and speak to us.
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Of course. We mean job cuts!
Then we’ll be on strike tomorrow and Wednesday.
Join us on the picket line for a chat and to support our fight to save jobs.
Pavement at the front of the Tower Building. 8:30am-12pm, both days.
