Dr Corinne Painter
@corinnepainter.bsky.social
Associate Prof Intercultural Studies @ Uni of Leeds @lcsleeds.bsky.social
FHEA. FRHistS
Research: Women's Life Writing, Revolution, Antifascism, German Jewish women. Tweets my own. She/Her
FHEA. FRHistS
Research: Women's Life Writing, Revolution, Antifascism, German Jewish women. Tweets my own. She/Her
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📣 Hands off Marie!
Tell @drjogrady.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk to stop victimising Unite UCU's safety rep.
✍️ jgrady@ucu.org.uk
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteTheUnion @unitetheunion.bsky.social
Tell @drjogrady.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk to stop victimising Unite UCU's safety rep.
✍️ jgrady@ucu.org.uk
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteTheUnion @unitetheunion.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 PM
📣 Hands off Marie!
Tell @drjogrady.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk to stop victimising Unite UCU's safety rep.
✍️ jgrady@ucu.org.uk
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteTheUnion @unitetheunion.bsky.social
Tell @drjogrady.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk to stop victimising Unite UCU's safety rep.
✍️ jgrady@ucu.org.uk
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteTheUnion @unitetheunion.bsky.social
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Staff ,supporters and students gathered outside Firth Court today in solidarity with colleagues locked out and facing withheld pay after lawful strike action at
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
January 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Staff ,supporters and students gathered outside Firth Court today in solidarity with colleagues locked out and facing withheld pay after lawful strike action at
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
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Physics is under the cosh, Astronomy and Chemistry in peril, Geography is losing territory, English, Modern Languages and History are among the many shrinking UK disciplines.
Surely it's time to have a concerted, structured conversation about universities and the national research base.
Surely it's time to have a concerted, structured conversation about universities and the national research base.
UK physics research and science facilities face ‘substantial’ cuts.
Major cuts will hit UK science facilities and government research grants for physics and astronomy over the next four years, Research Professional News can reveal.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Major cuts will hit UK science facilities and government research grants for physics and astronomy over the next four years, Research Professional News can reveal.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UK physics research and science facilities face ‘substantial’ cuts - Research Professional News
Exclusive: Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks £162m cost savings, with existing projects facing axe
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Physics is under the cosh, Astronomy and Chemistry in peril, Geography is losing territory, English, Modern Languages and History are among the many shrinking UK disciplines.
Surely it's time to have a concerted, structured conversation about universities and the national research base.
Surely it's time to have a concerted, structured conversation about universities and the national research base.
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Edinburgh. Aberdeen. Dundee. Strathclyde. Different campuses same reality. Staff are stretched, students lose out.
#SaveOurUniversities #UCU #Scotland #HigherEducation
#SaveOurUniversities #UCU #Scotland #HigherEducation
January 29, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Edinburgh. Aberdeen. Dundee. Strathclyde. Different campuses same reality. Staff are stretched, students lose out.
#SaveOurUniversities #UCU #Scotland #HigherEducation
#SaveOurUniversities #UCU #Scotland #HigherEducation
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Regrettably our members will be commencing strike action from 9 February over the victimisation of our Health and Safety Officer.
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/u...
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/u...
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Regrettably our members will be commencing strike action from 9 February over the victimisation of our Health and Safety Officer.
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/u...
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/u...
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the University of Essex marketing focuses a lot on the ‘rebellious’ ‘spirit of Essex’
turns out we, the people who work here, really do ‘believe in the power of change to create hope for a brighter future’
turns out we, the people who work here, really do ‘believe in the power of change to create hope for a brighter future’
“You can’t cut one in ten staff without damaging students and teaching.”
85% of University of Essex staff have voted for strike action over plans to cut 400 jobs and close the Southend campus.
Show your support and solidarity as they prepare to fight back.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1432...
85% of University of Essex staff have voted for strike action over plans to cut 400 jobs and close the Southend campus.
Show your support and solidarity as they prepare to fight back.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1432...
University of Essex staff vote for strike action in fight against job cuts
Staff at the University of Essex have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over plans axe 400 jobs, the University and College Union announced today
www.ucu.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
the University of Essex marketing focuses a lot on the ‘rebellious’ ‘spirit of Essex’
turns out we, the people who work here, really do ‘believe in the power of change to create hope for a brighter future’
turns out we, the people who work here, really do ‘believe in the power of change to create hope for a brighter future’
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Attention, Durham members! You've got 'til the end of the week to safely post your local ballot. Numbers keep climbing, but the more votes we get, the stronger a position we're in! Here's 12 good reasons to get that vote in!
Have you voted yet? – Durham UCU
durhamucu.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Attention, Durham members! You've got 'til the end of the week to safely post your local ballot. Numbers keep climbing, but the more votes we get, the stronger a position we're in! Here's 12 good reasons to get that vote in!
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Note to academic friends: do you need someone at a German institution to do something for you? Not today you don’t; today is a strike day where, among other things, the unions are fighting for student assistants to get better wages, and for actual change to the awful Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz.
January 28, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Note to academic friends: do you need someone at a German institution to do something for you? Not today you don’t; today is a strike day where, among other things, the unions are fighting for student assistants to get better wages, and for actual change to the awful Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz.
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We are BACK with an LGBTQ+ History Month Cabaret!
Our fab drag artists share a history of love, queer romance, persecution, secrets, and liberation! Dance, song, lip syncs, comedy!
18 Feb
7.30pm
Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
Free tickets below, book now babe xx
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...
Our fab drag artists share a history of love, queer romance, persecution, secrets, and liberation! Dance, song, lip syncs, comedy!
18 Feb
7.30pm
Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
Free tickets below, book now babe xx
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...
History of LOVE! Law’s a Drag presents LGBT History Month Cabaret
Join us live for History of LOVE! A fierce LGBT History Month cabaret by Law’s a Drag!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 5:56 PM
We are BACK with an LGBTQ+ History Month Cabaret!
Our fab drag artists share a history of love, queer romance, persecution, secrets, and liberation! Dance, song, lip syncs, comedy!
18 Feb
7.30pm
Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
Free tickets below, book now babe xx
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...
Our fab drag artists share a history of love, queer romance, persecution, secrets, and liberation! Dance, song, lip syncs, comedy!
18 Feb
7.30pm
Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
Free tickets below, book now babe xx
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...
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In a sensible country, this drastic drop in a key export industry and a massive source of soft power, would be an absolute headline panic for the government.
It won't be.
It won't be.
Int'l student numbers at UK universities down 6% last year - master's numbers down 10%. Some massive drops in overseas headcount, eg, Beds (-51%), Swansea, Northampton (-44%). Also Sheffield (-26%), Cardiff, Leeds (-22%) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/masters... via @patrickjack.bsky.social
Master’s plunge 10 per cent amid record fall in overseas students
UK universities’ recruitment from India, China and Nigeria falls after policy changes, with student numbers now well below peak of a few years ago
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
In a sensible country, this drastic drop in a key export industry and a massive source of soft power, would be an absolute headline panic for the government.
It won't be.
It won't be.
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Great to meet the brilliant @jacquioatley.bsky.social - graduate of German @lcsleeds.bsky.social
who shared her expertise with alumni and students. Moving & engaging discussion of how resilience gained during year abroad in Tübingen led to a successful career in sports broadcasting. Danke schön! ⚽️🦉
who shared her expertise with alumni and students. Moving & engaging discussion of how resilience gained during year abroad in Tübingen led to a successful career in sports broadcasting. Danke schön! ⚽️🦉
Sports broadcaster Jacqui Oatley MBE (German 1996) began her career in football as a player for the University. In January, Jacqui returns to campus for an exclusive alumni event. Read more and sign up: https://spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-magazine-2026/features/jacqui-oatley/index.html
January 27, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Great to meet the brilliant @jacquioatley.bsky.social - graduate of German @lcsleeds.bsky.social
who shared her expertise with alumni and students. Moving & engaging discussion of how resilience gained during year abroad in Tübingen led to a successful career in sports broadcasting. Danke schön! ⚽️🦉
who shared her expertise with alumni and students. Moving & engaging discussion of how resilience gained during year abroad in Tübingen led to a successful career in sports broadcasting. Danke schön! ⚽️🦉
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400 jobs at risk. A campus set to close.
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
400 jobs at risk. A campus set to close.
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
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Myself & many colleagues are facing this at Sheffield Uni - double punishment for strike action. In the midst of this, yesterday many departments got an email announcing imminent structural reviews (ie redundancies). @sheffielducu.bsky.social
The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff.
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Union condemns continued docking of staff pay following strike action at University of Sheffield
The University and College Union (UCU) has today condemned the lockout and withholding of staff pay at the University of Sheffield following lawful industrial action
www.ucu.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Myself & many colleagues are facing this at Sheffield Uni - double punishment for strike action. In the midst of this, yesterday many departments got an email announcing imminent structural reviews (ie redundancies). @sheffielducu.bsky.social
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Ballot has opened!
And don’t forget to tell us that you have voted by clicking on the link in the email you received ✅
And don’t forget to tell us that you have voted by clicking on the link in the email you received ✅
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Ballot has opened!
And don’t forget to tell us that you have voted by clicking on the link in the email you received ✅
And don’t forget to tell us that you have voted by clicking on the link in the email you received ✅
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♥️💜♥️
Our branch has just passed a motion in support of @sheffielducu.bsky.social ’s struggle against compulsory redundancies & union busting. Donate to their fighting fund if you can! Full text here: goldsmithsucu.org/2026/01/21/s...
Solidarity with Sheffield UCU branch - Goldsmiths University and College Union
This emergency motion was passed by branch at the ordinary meeting on 21/01/2026. This branch notes that: This branch believes that: This branch resolves to:
goldsmithsucu.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:27 AM
♥️💜♥️
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Watch the videos by Professor Emma Cayley and Darren Paffey MP on why to take part.
💰 Universities can win money for their Modern Languages Departments.
Anyone with a ac.uk address can take part.
You can find a link in the article to sign up for the challenge:
thepienews.com/duolingo-lan...
💰 Universities can win money for their Modern Languages Departments.
Anyone with a ac.uk address can take part.
You can find a link in the article to sign up for the challenge:
thepienews.com/duolingo-lan...
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Watch the videos by Professor Emma Cayley and Darren Paffey MP on why to take part.
💰 Universities can win money for their Modern Languages Departments.
Anyone with a ac.uk address can take part.
You can find a link in the article to sign up for the challenge:
thepienews.com/duolingo-lan...
💰 Universities can win money for their Modern Languages Departments.
Anyone with a ac.uk address can take part.
You can find a link in the article to sign up for the challenge:
thepienews.com/duolingo-lan...
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It's German Week!
19-24 January 2026
There are activities here for everyone - you don't have to be teaching German to take part!
buff.ly/7nxS6aP
#ShoutOutForGerman
19-24 January 2026
There are activities here for everyone - you don't have to be teaching German to take part!
buff.ly/7nxS6aP
#ShoutOutForGerman
German Week - 19 – 24 January 2026 - Goethe-Institut United Kingdom
German Week from 19-24 January 2026 will bring activities that promote the learning of German to schools across the UK.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It's German Week!
19-24 January 2026
There are activities here for everyone - you don't have to be teaching German to take part!
buff.ly/7nxS6aP
#ShoutOutForGerman
19-24 January 2026
There are activities here for everyone - you don't have to be teaching German to take part!
buff.ly/7nxS6aP
#ShoutOutForGerman
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University of Sheffield staff are now officially locked out! Please consider a small donation to help us continue our fight to save the university from the greed of corporate power! Please also share the link! @ucu.org.uk @sheffielducu.bsky.social www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
Donate to Support University of Sheffield striking staff!, organized by Mark Pendleton
I'm the branch treasurer for the University of Sheffield University and… Mark Pendleton needs your support for Support University of Sheffield striking staff!
www.gofundme.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:19 PM
University of Sheffield staff are now officially locked out! Please consider a small donation to help us continue our fight to save the university from the greed of corporate power! Please also share the link! @ucu.org.uk @sheffielducu.bsky.social www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
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“You can’t cut one in ten staff without damaging students and teaching.”
85% of University of Essex staff have voted for strike action over plans to cut 400 jobs and close the Southend campus.
Show your support and solidarity as they prepare to fight back.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1432...
85% of University of Essex staff have voted for strike action over plans to cut 400 jobs and close the Southend campus.
Show your support and solidarity as they prepare to fight back.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1432...
University of Essex staff vote for strike action in fight against job cuts
Staff at the University of Essex have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over plans axe 400 jobs, the University and College Union announced today
www.ucu.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“You can’t cut one in ten staff without damaging students and teaching.”
85% of University of Essex staff have voted for strike action over plans to cut 400 jobs and close the Southend campus.
Show your support and solidarity as they prepare to fight back.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1432...
85% of University of Essex staff have voted for strike action over plans to cut 400 jobs and close the Southend campus.
Show your support and solidarity as they prepare to fight back.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1432...
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The University of Vienna
@univie.ac.at invites applications for at least 40 fully funded, 4-year doctoral positions. I am one of the potential supervisors. If you have an exciting, innovative PhD project on modern #JewishHistory, please feel free to apply: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
@univie.ac.at invites applications for at least 40 fully funded, 4-year doctoral positions. I am one of the potential supervisors. If you have an exciting, innovative PhD project on modern #JewishHistory, please feel free to apply: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
careers.univie.ac.at
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The University of Vienna
@univie.ac.at invites applications for at least 40 fully funded, 4-year doctoral positions. I am one of the potential supervisors. If you have an exciting, innovative PhD project on modern #JewishHistory, please feel free to apply: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
@univie.ac.at invites applications for at least 40 fully funded, 4-year doctoral positions. I am one of the potential supervisors. If you have an exciting, innovative PhD project on modern #JewishHistory, please feel free to apply: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
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Lockout at University of Sheffield! Yesterday, @sheffielduni.bsky.social members were told we'll lose 100% pay for the foreseeable as we refuse to replace teaching scheduled during strike action. They've docked pay once for this, now they're at it again! Donate here support us! gofund.me/ac2b3adcb
Donate to Support University of Sheffield striking staff!, organized by Mark Pendleton
I'm the branch treasurer for the University of Sheffield University and… Mark Pendleton needs your support for Support University of Sheffield striking staff!
gofund.me
January 20, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Lockout at University of Sheffield! Yesterday, @sheffielduni.bsky.social members were told we'll lose 100% pay for the foreseeable as we refuse to replace teaching scheduled during strike action. They've docked pay once for this, now they're at it again! Donate here support us! gofund.me/ac2b3adcb
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In any other context, requiring a high-productivity sector to offshore the production of its highest value-added exports would be seen as the economic illiteracy it so obviously is...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
UK drops target for international student recruitment
Government to encourage education providers to open campuses overseas as it focuses on reducing migration
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
In any other context, requiring a high-productivity sector to offshore the production of its highest value-added exports would be seen as the economic illiteracy it so obviously is...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
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Happy #ShoutOutForGerman week! Learning #German has lots of benefits, it’s fun and not as hard as some may think: theconversation.com/learning-ger... @uk.theconversation.com @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social @uk.diplo.de @ags-gbi.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social
Learning German has many benefits for young people – and it’s not as hard as its reputation suggests
Learning a language gives you unique insights into different cultures, societies and perspectives.
theconversation.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Happy #ShoutOutForGerman week! Learning #German has lots of benefits, it’s fun and not as hard as some may think: theconversation.com/learning-ger... @uk.theconversation.com @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social @uk.diplo.de @ags-gbi.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social
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15 January 1919: Rosa Luxemburg was murdered in Berlin. Listen to a BBC 'In Our Time' radio programme about her life. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
In Our Time - Rosa Luxemburg - BBC Sounds
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and times of Rosa Luxemburg, revolutionary.
bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:44 PM
15 January 1919: Rosa Luxemburg was murdered in Berlin. Listen to a BBC 'In Our Time' radio programme about her life. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The misery behind the headlines of job cuts in HE 👇
I’ve been travelling A LOT recently and it occurred to me lately that I’m getting out of dodge when I can. It’s hard to go into work to do your job and people are walking the corridors crying. People are crying in meetings. What kind of management does that to their workforce? Over years?
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The misery behind the headlines of job cuts in HE 👇