University of Nottingham UCU branch
@uonucu.bsky.social
Organised representation for all academic staff, postgraduates, and APM staff level 4 and above at the University of Nottingham. Here in solidarity with workers the world over.
https://uonucu.org/
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π¨π¨ BRANCH UPDATE π¨π¨
With our current industrial action mandate nearly expired and strike action called off after winning our demand for no compulsory redundancies through most of next year, our branch saw the need to keep up the pressure against the administration.
With our current industrial action mandate nearly expired and strike action called off after winning our demand for no compulsory redundancies through most of next year, our branch saw the need to keep up the pressure against the administration.
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@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social are on strike 12, 13, 17-19 Feb and 2-6 March to stop bosses @northumbriauni.bsky.social slashing pay and pensions forever. Please donate to the branch fighting fund here: Unity Trust Bank, UCU Northumbria Univ NE119, Hardship Fund, SC 608301, AN 20295578
February 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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How many universities are being sabotaged by people neck-deep in bad investments, cosplaying as property tycoons at the publics expense? How many opportunities did we have to prevent this?
Also, maybe don't use this as an excuse to cut courses and programs that are currently profitable? And make faculty who bring in research funds redundant?
Seems, I don't know, obvious?
#stopthecuts #savehe #UCU #UoNUCU #UON #UniversityOfNottingham
Seems, I don't know, obvious?
#stopthecuts #savehe #UCU #UoNUCU #UON #UniversityOfNottingham
February 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
How many universities are being sabotaged by people neck-deep in bad investments, cosplaying as property tycoons at the publics expense? How many opportunities did we have to prevent this?
Jonathan Wonham is a Glasgow-born poet who lives in the UK. His eight books of poetry areΒ Steel Horizon (Incline Press, 2013), Ordinary Others, Vulgar Variants, the Ukraine trilogy, Ceasefire Now! and Dystopia Persecutia (all Drizzle-Dazzle).
#UONUCU #freepalestine #alleyesongaza
#UONUCU #freepalestine #alleyesongaza
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Jonathan Wonham is a Glasgow-born poet who lives in the UK. His eight books of poetry areΒ Steel Horizon (Incline Press, 2013), Ordinary Others, Vulgar Variants, the Ukraine trilogy, Ceasefire Now! and Dystopia Persecutia (all Drizzle-Dazzle).
#UONUCU #freepalestine #alleyesongaza
#UONUCU #freepalestine #alleyesongaza
βοΈ Participants will then write their own poems
π· Based on photographs provided by Jonathan
π Worksheets, handouts and writing materials provided
π Location: Pope A1
π Thursday 12th February
π 2-4PM
π· Based on photographs provided by Jonathan
π Worksheets, handouts and writing materials provided
π Location: Pope A1
π Thursday 12th February
π 2-4PM
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
βοΈ Participants will then write their own poems
π· Based on photographs provided by Jonathan
π Worksheets, handouts and writing materials provided
π Location: Pope A1
π Thursday 12th February
π 2-4PM
π· Based on photographs provided by Jonathan
π Worksheets, handouts and writing materials provided
π Location: Pope A1
π Thursday 12th February
π 2-4PM
π Palestine Poetry Workshop
Jonathan Wonham willΒ discuss poems from his two recent poetry books responding to the war on Gaza in the context of three types of subject:Β grief, protest and hope.
Jonathan Wonham willΒ discuss poems from his two recent poetry books responding to the war on Gaza in the context of three types of subject:Β grief, protest and hope.
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
π Palestine Poetry Workshop
Jonathan Wonham willΒ discuss poems from his two recent poetry books responding to the war on Gaza in the context of three types of subject:Β grief, protest and hope.
Jonathan Wonham willΒ discuss poems from his two recent poetry books responding to the war on Gaza in the context of three types of subject:Β grief, protest and hope.
We hope they do too, but we're also not waiting around to see if they actually do their jobs. πͺ
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 AM
We hope they do too, but we're also not waiting around to see if they actually do their jobs. πͺ
Also, maybe don't use this as an excuse to cut courses and programs that are currently profitable? And make faculty who bring in research funds redundant?
Seems, I don't know, obvious?
#stopthecuts #savehe #UCU #UoNUCU #UON #UniversityOfNottingham
Seems, I don't know, obvious?
#stopthecuts #savehe #UCU #UoNUCU #UON #UniversityOfNottingham
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Also, maybe don't use this as an excuse to cut courses and programs that are currently profitable? And make faculty who bring in research funds redundant?
Seems, I don't know, obvious?
#stopthecuts #savehe #UCU #UoNUCU #UON #UniversityOfNottingham
Seems, I don't know, obvious?
#stopthecuts #savehe #UCU #UoNUCU #UON #UniversityOfNottingham
And I'm also not in charge of the university, but I also feel like maybe the people who are in charge of making financial choices for the university should be the ones who face the consequences of these horrible decisions. Not staff, not students, not faculty, not the community.
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
And I'm also not in charge of the university, but I also feel like maybe the people who are in charge of making financial choices for the university should be the ones who face the consequences of these horrible decisions. Not staff, not students, not faculty, not the community.
Now I'm not an economist, but I feel like this is not great economic news.
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Now I'm not an economist, but I feel like this is not great economic news.
Our branch stands with all of those brave communities and individuals standing up against the fascist Trump regime in the US. We will be joining this protest on Saturday in solidarity. We hope you can too.
January 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Our branch stands with all of those brave communities and individuals standing up against the fascist Trump regime in the US. We will be joining this protest on Saturday in solidarity. We hope you can too.
This is why we strongly recommend that our members support these union members in their fight. Remember, we are in this together, standing in solidarity, and fighting the same fight. Sending strength and love to these comrades!
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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 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This is why we strongly recommend that our members support these union members in their fight. Remember, we are in this together, standing in solidarity, and fighting the same fight. Sending strength and love to these comrades!
www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
Members of the administration at the University of Sheffield are threatening to lock out members of @sheffielducu.bsky.social who do not reschedule teaching lost to recent strike action. It's an incredibly damaging choice and a horrible precedent to set if it moves through.
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 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Members of the administration at the University of Sheffield are threatening to lock out members of @sheffielducu.bsky.social who do not reschedule teaching lost to recent strike action. It's an incredibly damaging choice and a horrible precedent to set if it moves through.
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βChildren and students in Palestine deserve access to education and educators should be safe to teach and research, without fear and oppression.β @drjogrady.bsky.social
Union condemns treatment of education leaders on Palestine visit
The University and College Union (UCU) has today condemned the blocking by Israel of a delegation of education leaders trying to visit Palestine as part of International Day of Education.
www.ucu.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 AM
βChildren and students in Palestine deserve access to education and educators should be safe to teach and research, without fear and oppression.β @drjogrady.bsky.social
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Please take five minutes today to email your MP, share how these attacks are affecting staff and students, and ask them to add their name to EDM 2479 βHigher education pension cutsβ in support of secure pensions and decent conditions in our sector.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Please take five minutes today to email your MP, share how these attacks are affecting staff and students, and ask them to add their name to EDM 2479 βHigher education pension cutsβ in support of secure pensions and decent conditions in our sector.
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UCU members: MPs are considering an Early Day Motion on higher education pension cuts that condemns fire-and-rehire tactics, use of subsidiaries to undermine contracts, and threats of dismissal or pay freezes to force pension cuts. edm.parliament.uk/ea...
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Higher education pension cuts - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That this House expresses its alarm at the growing number of higher education institutions deploying approaches which are having a negative impact on the pension schemes of academics and staff, including through fire and rehire proposals and other approaches tantamount to forcing workers onto worse contracts, terms and conditions; further expresses alarm that such actions have triggered trade disputes at institutions such as Southampton Solent and Northumbria universities, where staff are facing threats of dismissal and permanent pay freezes, respectively, unless they agree to pension cuts; insists that using subsidiary companies to circumvent employment rights and to undermine pay, terms or conditions is unacceptable behaviour that simply serves to negatively impact industrial relations further in a sector already suffering from mass redundancies and industrial action; calls on the Office for Students immediately to investigate institutions accused by trade unions of undermining pension rights to establish whether they are failing in their duties, including those relating to good governance and protecting the interests of students; and further calls on the Government to take urgent steps to prevent pension cuts and a race to the bottom in higher education provision, including through legislative change if necessary.
edm.parliament.uk
January 28, 2026 at 8:39 AM
UCU members: MPs are considering an Early Day Motion on higher education pension cuts that condemns fire-and-rehire tactics, use of subsidiaries to undermine contracts, and threats of dismissal or pay freezes to force pension cuts. edm.parliament.uk/ea...
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The conference will focus on challenging toxic, racist, and divisive narratives and planning around delivering a stong, rooted trade union presence at th major unity demonstration on 28 march.
So do join. Because when we organise, learn, and fight together, we win.
#solidarity #UCU
So do join. Because when we organise, learn, and fight together, we win.
#solidarity #UCU
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The conference will focus on challenging toxic, racist, and divisive narratives and planning around delivering a stong, rooted trade union presence at th major unity demonstration on 28 march.
So do join. Because when we organise, learn, and fight together, we win.
#solidarity #UCU
So do join. Because when we organise, learn, and fight together, we win.
#solidarity #UCU
Please consider joining this event that will include workshop, plenaries, and training/education sessions to organise, share experiences, and educate ourselves on this issue.
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Please consider joining this event that will include workshop, plenaries, and training/education sessions to organise, share experiences, and educate ourselves on this issue.
While we continue to organise around our local campaign against compulsory redundancies and course closures, we also want to support our national branch as they fight back against all sorts of national and international threats. This includes the rise of far right and fascist politics in our country
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
While we continue to organise around our local campaign against compulsory redundancies and course closures, we also want to support our national branch as they fight back against all sorts of national and international threats. This includes the rise of far right and fascist politics in our country
Sharing a deep, unquestionable sense of solidarity with our comrades (including @drjogrady.bsky.social from @ucu.org.uk). We stand behind you and all of those fighing for freedom in Palestine!
π£Education International sends a strong message to #Palestinian educators after a delegation of education leaders from 15 countries was detained and interrogated for hours.
βΌοΈAttempts to intimidate, isolate, or silence educators will only strengthen our collective determination and solidarity.
βΌοΈAttempts to intimidate, isolate, or silence educators will only strengthen our collective determination and solidarity.
January 25, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Sharing a deep, unquestionable sense of solidarity with our comrades (including @drjogrady.bsky.social from @ucu.org.uk). We stand behind you and all of those fighing for freedom in Palestine!
In #solidarity,
University of Nottingham UCU Branch
University of Nottingham UCU Branch
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
In #solidarity,
University of Nottingham UCU Branch
University of Nottingham UCU Branch
Please feel free to pass it on to any organisation or group agitating and organising against this tyranny in Minnesota.
The slogan of our union, the University and Colleges Union is βKnowledge is Power, Unity is Strengthβ. We believe it applies just as much if not more so, in your struggle as ours
The slogan of our union, the University and Colleges Union is βKnowledge is Power, Unity is Strengthβ. We believe it applies just as much if not more so, in your struggle as ours
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Please feel free to pass it on to any organisation or group agitating and organising against this tyranny in Minnesota.
The slogan of our union, the University and Colleges Union is βKnowledge is Power, Unity is Strengthβ. We believe it applies just as much if not more so, in your struggle as ours
The slogan of our union, the University and Colleges Union is βKnowledge is Power, Unity is Strengthβ. We believe it applies just as much if not more so, in your struggle as ours
While this message is addressed to trade unions, and this handful of trade unions in particular, it applies to every person struggling for justice and liberation in Minnesota against this profound evil.
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
While this message is addressed to trade unions, and this handful of trade unions in particular, it applies to every person struggling for justice and liberation in Minnesota against this profound evil.
You are fighting for the most basic right in the world, the right to live life in peace and dignity. If there is some way we can assist in your struggle, please let us know.
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
You are fighting for the most basic right in the world, the right to live life in peace and dignity. If there is some way we can assist in your struggle, please let us know.
We wish you every success in the struggle for the expulsion of the ICE occupiers from your state. As far as we can tell, the last general strike in Minneapolis was in 1934, an action that resulted in the achievement of many of the rights workers across the US have today.
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
We wish you every success in the struggle for the expulsion of the ICE occupiers from your state. As far as we can tell, the last general strike in Minneapolis was in 1934, an action that resulted in the achievement of many of the rights workers across the US have today.
To all trade unions in the Twin Cities and Minnesota more broadly,
We want to express, from across the Atlantic Ocean, our deeply felt solidarity and support for the general strike planned for Friday 23rd January.
We want to express, from across the Atlantic Ocean, our deeply felt solidarity and support for the general strike planned for Friday 23rd January.
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
To all trade unions in the Twin Cities and Minnesota more broadly,
We want to express, from across the Atlantic Ocean, our deeply felt solidarity and support for the general strike planned for Friday 23rd January.
We want to express, from across the Atlantic Ocean, our deeply felt solidarity and support for the general strike planned for Friday 23rd January.