📢 Education is a public good, not a private profit.
A powerful National Higher Education Conference #uhighered26 wrapped up this week.
UNISON members highlighted threats to jobs, chronic underpay and rising inequality within the sector.
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www.unison.org.uk/news/article...
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💬 "Together we will continue to campaign for the idea, it's not that radical, that education is valued and should be available to all, for all ages and at all levels."
UNISON general secretary @andreaegangs.bsky.social at the 2026 National Higher Education Conference in Brighton.
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Solidarity with staff at University of Essex Southend campus facing threat of closure - from delegates at 2026 UNISON Higher Education Conference in Brighton
✊️ UNISON Higher Education Conference delegates stand with staff at the University of Essex Southend campus as they face the threat of closure. We oppose proposed job cuts and course closures. A joint union rally will take place on 5 February at The Forum, Elmer Square, from 12pm-1pm. #uhighered26
National Higher Education Conference. 29 January 2026 - Brighton. #uhighered26
Welcome to delegates at our National Higher Education Conference #uhighered26 in Brighton! 💜
Conference info: unsn.uk/45uER8U