Cambridge UCU
@cambridgeucu.bsky.social
Cambridge University and College Union, the trade union for academic, academic-related staff & graduate students at the University of Cambridge.
UCU Cambridge are deeply concerned by reports that the University has been applying pressure on student sports clubs to adopt exclusionary policies against transgender athletes,
October 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
UCU Cambridge are deeply concerned by reports that the University has been applying pressure on student sports clubs to adopt exclusionary policies against transgender athletes,
Cambridge branches of UCU, Unison and Unite have published a Joint Statement today on the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act.
Joint trade union statement on the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act – UCU
www.ucu.cam.ac.uk
June 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Cambridge branches of UCU, Unison and Unite have published a Joint Statement today on the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act.
Shocked to see the scale of job cuts threatened across Cambridge University Hospitals. We stand in full solidarity with @unitetheunion.bsky.social members resisting these attacks on our NHS and its workers. www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...
June 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Shocked to see the scale of job cuts threatened across Cambridge University Hospitals. We stand in full solidarity with @unitetheunion.bsky.social members resisting these attacks on our NHS and its workers. www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...
Joint Union statement relating to the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act:
May 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Joint Union statement relating to the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act:
Our branch unanimously passed this motion yesterday in solidarity with trans, non-binary and intersex people www.ucu.cam.ac.uk/motion-on-so...
Motion on Solidarity with Trans, Non-Binary, and Intersex Staff and Students Following the Supreme Court Ruling on Interpretation of the Equality Act 2010 – UCU
www.ucu.cam.ac.uk
April 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Our branch unanimously passed this motion yesterday in solidarity with trans, non-binary and intersex people www.ucu.cam.ac.uk/motion-on-so...
Our branch meeting today agreed to donate £500 towards this fundraiser for the legal costs of challenging the University's attempts to suppress protests for Palestine through the High Court.
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DEFEND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST: SUPPORT SOAS & CAMBRIDGE STUDENT ENCAMPMENTS FOR PALESTINE | European Legal Support Center (Powered by Donorbox)
Help us defend the right to protest on our campuses!
We are witnessing intensified repression and criminalisation of student-led protests, and your support is as crucial as ever to fight back.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Our branch meeting today agreed to donate £500 towards this fundraiser for the legal costs of challenging the University's attempts to suppress protests for Palestine through the High Court.
donorbox.org/studentprote...
donorbox.org/studentprote...
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Joint statement from Save the Vet School Campaign at University of Cambridge
March 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Joint statement from Save the Vet School Campaign at University of Cambridge
@ducuuo.bsky.social, Newcastle UCU and Brunel UCU are on strike today, battling job cuts and management failure. Sending solidarity and strength.
March 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
@ducuuo.bsky.social, Newcastle UCU and Brunel UCU are on strike today, battling job cuts and management failure. Sending solidarity and strength.
Yesterday, we joined hundreds of students and staff in showing our support for the Cambridge Vet School. Our message was clear: the University must allow continued Undergraduate admission, and invest in the Department’s long-term future 🐾
March 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Yesterday, we joined hundreds of students and staff in showing our support for the Cambridge Vet School. Our message was clear: the University must allow continued Undergraduate admission, and invest in the Department’s long-term future 🐾
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Save the Vet School: our branch secretary addresses the rally: www.varsity.co.uk/news/29272?f...
Students, staff, and unions stage rally to ‘save the Vet School’
This comes ahead of the University’s General Board meeting tomorrow which will decide whether to pause undergraduate admissions
www.varsity.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Save the Vet School: our branch secretary addresses the rally: www.varsity.co.uk/news/29272?f...
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So far we have collected nearly 1,000 signatures - from current staff and students, but also alumni, other veterinarians and academics from across the UK and abroad! If you have not signed the letter yet, you can do so here: linktr.ee/savecamvets
Save the Vet School Campaign | Linktree
We call on the University to ensure the future of the Vet Medicine program.
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March 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
So far we have collected nearly 1,000 signatures - from current staff and students, but also alumni, other veterinarians and academics from across the UK and abroad! If you have not signed the letter yet, you can do so here: linktr.ee/savecamvets
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Beautiful day for a rally in support of the Vet School, including Unions @cambridgeucu.bsky.social @unison.org.uk @unite0775m.bsky.social & BVU, students from CUVS, department staff, and the student union.
March 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Beautiful day for a rally in support of the Vet School, including Unions @cambridgeucu.bsky.social @unison.org.uk @unite0775m.bsky.social & BVU, students from CUVS, department staff, and the student union.
The University of Cambridge has failed to obtain a long anti protest injunction despite arguing hard for it in court - this is a vindication of everyone who campaigned against it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Cambridge University loses bid for long injunction on Israel-Palestine protests
Its lawyers had argued the injunction is ‘urgently’ needed ahead of a graduation ceremony this Saturday.
www.independent.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The University of Cambridge has failed to obtain a long anti protest injunction despite arguing hard for it in court - this is a vindication of everyone who campaigned against it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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I urge @cambridgeup.bsky.social to refrain from adopt regulations that contravene international standards from human rights protection, and to stop harasing and stigmatizing the university based pro-palestine solidarity movement.
February 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I urge @cambridgeup.bsky.social to refrain from adopt regulations that contravene international standards from human rights protection, and to stop harasing and stigmatizing the university based pro-palestine solidarity movement.
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Restrictions, unless justified as necessary on a case-by-cases basis, should not be imposed on: the time of assemblies, their frequency, the number of participants, the location to be held, and the equipment used.
"Blanket restrictions on peaceful assemblies are presumptively disproportionate."👇
"Blanket restrictions on peaceful assemblies are presumptively disproportionate."👇
February 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Restrictions, unless justified as necessary on a case-by-cases basis, should not be imposed on: the time of assemblies, their frequency, the number of participants, the location to be held, and the equipment used.
"Blanket restrictions on peaceful assemblies are presumptively disproportionate."👇
"Blanket restrictions on peaceful assemblies are presumptively disproportionate."👇
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As I highlighted in the recommendations submitted in 2024, universities must ensure that their regulations and practices are aligned with human rights law and international standards. Specifically related to the right to freedom of peaceful assembly universities must:👇
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
February 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
As I highlighted in the recommendations submitted in 2024, universities must ensure that their regulations and practices are aligned with human rights law and international standards. Specifically related to the right to freedom of peaceful assembly universities must:👇
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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In anticipation of the General Board meeting on March 5th, we are holding a lunchtime demonstration/rally in front of Senate House on Tuesday, March 4th from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. We intend to demonstrate that the Veterinary School is an important part of the Cambridge community
February 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In anticipation of the General Board meeting on March 5th, we are holding a lunchtime demonstration/rally in front of Senate House on Tuesday, March 4th from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. We intend to demonstrate that the Veterinary School is an important part of the Cambridge community
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We condemn the University of Cambridge's attempt to place legal restrictions on all pro-Palestine protests.
Alongside @pscupdates.bsky.social and @libertyhq.bsky.social we call out this application to the High Court for an injunction what it is: a shameful attack on basic democratic rights.
Alongside @pscupdates.bsky.social and @libertyhq.bsky.social we call out this application to the High Court for an injunction what it is: a shameful attack on basic democratic rights.
February 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We condemn the University of Cambridge's attempt to place legal restrictions on all pro-Palestine protests.
Alongside @pscupdates.bsky.social and @libertyhq.bsky.social we call out this application to the High Court for an injunction what it is: a shameful attack on basic democratic rights.
Alongside @pscupdates.bsky.social and @libertyhq.bsky.social we call out this application to the High Court for an injunction what it is: a shameful attack on basic democratic rights.
We will be speaking at this important meeting on Weds building a campaign against the repression of protest for Palestine
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/palestine-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/palestine-...
Palestine and Political Freedom on Campus
Resisting the UoL Injunction and the Wider Context of Repression
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
We will be speaking at this important meeting on Weds building a campaign against the repression of protest for Palestine
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/palestine-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/palestine-...
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“Save the Vet School” please come to the rally by Senate House on Tuesday 4th March at 1pm!
February 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“Save the Vet School” please come to the rally by Senate House on Tuesday 4th March at 1pm!
After recent news from the Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge UCU is working with @unite0775m.bsky.social and Unison to launch the “Save the Vet School” Campaign! Find out more in our Open Letter (tinyurl.com/56sh4wyc), and please come to the rally by Senate House on Tuesday 4th March at 1pm!
February 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
After recent news from the Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge UCU is working with @unite0775m.bsky.social and Unison to launch the “Save the Vet School” Campaign! Find out more in our Open Letter (tinyurl.com/56sh4wyc), and please come to the rally by Senate House on Tuesday 4th March at 1pm!
Join the workplace day of action for Palestine on 13 Feb - supported by the TUC. Rally outside Great St Mary's church 1pm
February 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Join the workplace day of action for Palestine on 13 Feb - supported by the TUC. Rally outside Great St Mary's church 1pm
Calling all CUCU members - tomorrow's EGM starts at 1pm check your emails for a link to join
February 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Calling all CUCU members - tomorrow's EGM starts at 1pm check your emails for a link to join
Anyone @eng.cam.ac.uk - come and join Department Rep @lnr.bsky.social and Branch President @michaelabberton.bsky.social for a Staff/Union engagement meeting, 12:30 in the Board Room at Trumpington Street.
January 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Anyone @eng.cam.ac.uk - come and join Department Rep @lnr.bsky.social and Branch President @michaelabberton.bsky.social for a Staff/Union engagement meeting, 12:30 in the Board Room at Trumpington Street.
🧵The MRC is planning to close several of the oldest and most important departments for fundamental medical research in the UK, without proper consultation.
December 20, 2024 at 5:26 PM
🧵The MRC is planning to close several of the oldest and most important departments for fundamental medical research in the UK, without proper consultation.