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Matilda Fitzmaurice
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Bi. Geographer & lecturer: int. climate politics, (non)reproduction and the Anthropocene. UCU NEC LGBTQ+ rep (HE), 25/26 Equality Chair
UCU Commons, queerness, food, ABBA. Vera enthusiast.
My views. She/her

Website: https://linktr.ee/matildafitzmaurice
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Finally posted it!
Putting a postal ballot paper in the postbox - voting yes to strike action, and action short of strike, over job cuts. UK context: in order to be legal, votes for strike action must be conducted by post.
September 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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catch my drift?
David Mitchell in the 'four naans' joke from the British sitcom Peep Show
September 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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While the powers that be destroy things, we continue to grow and create
A hessian bag containing about 10 pink Desiree variety potatoes, of varying sizes
June 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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This photo of Diana Ross, though
A STUNNING photo of Diana Ross in the 1960s, wearing a white deep-plunging dress and big earrings
June 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Grattis på födelsedagen/a very happy 80th birthday to this guy
Bjorn Ulvaeus as a young man with his daughter, Linda
April 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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TERF DOG
April 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Never get tired of this view
Longsands beach in Tynemouth, North Tyneside, with the old swimming pool in the foreground
April 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Happy 75th birthday to Agnetha Fältskog. Public holiday now
A black and white photo of the young Agnetha Fältskog, an angel among us mere mortals.
April 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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finally got my hair did
Me with salon curled swishy hair, cut to around shoulder length
March 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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who among us has never wished they were a pig
A brown and black spotty pig lying contentedly in the straw
March 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Lovely.
February 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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finally making The pasta sauce
a silver saucepan full of tinned tomatoes, two halves of a peeled onion, a knob of butter and some salt
February 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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It's a sunny day in Newcastle so a great time to post my UCU NEC elections ballot! Vote for candidates who put our union, our struggling sector and our jobs first, not their own political agendas. (And, first crocuses of the year!)
A UCU NEC elections ballot paper being put in a red postbox Purple crocuses blooming, surrounded by dead leaves
February 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Tahinobiskoto: almond, tahini and honey cookies. Easiest thing to make ever
a grey-blue plate full of small round biscuits coated in black sesame seeds
January 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Great first half, shame about the second #OTBC
Scoreboard at the Stadium of Light, Norwich one nil up to Sunderland in the 21st minute (and stayed 1-0 up throughout the first half)
December 22, 2024 at 7:49 AM
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I need to log off and get on with revisions but I also submitted a motion for Thursday's Special HEC (below). The hostility I received in response can only lead me to conclude that people in the meeting did not want any version of the motion to pass. Why oppose researching member disengagement?
Research on member disengagement Proposed by: Matilda Fitzmaurice Seconded by: Dyfrig Jones HEC notes: The result of consultative ballot of members, especially the 27% turnout The narrow majority willing to engage in industrial action High levels of member disengagement across branches, as reported in the BDM HEC believes that: Local restructures, redundancies and budget cuts are taking member attention and energy away from national negotiations BDM results only provide limited insight into member disengagement We need to boost members’ confidence if we are to initiate a formal industrial action ballot HEC resolves: To undertake research on the underlying causes of member disengagement To consult on a member-led strategy for tackling member disengagement
December 18, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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Sunderland museum and Winter Gardens against a winter sky. Plus, walrus.
A photo of Mowbray Park in Sunderland, England, with the city's museum and the glass rotunda of the Winter Gardens. There is also a large sculpture of a walrus and the sky has a watery winter light.
December 16, 2024 at 8:49 AM
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Midwinter park walk
The old pear tree in Heaton Park, in the east end of Newcastle The park pavilion is in the background, bathed in sunlight.
December 14, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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Last week of teaching! I may be sleep-deprived and sniffly but at least I'm in my Lucy & Yak
Me with my hair down, and glasses and white over-ear headphones on. I'm wearing a colourful Lucy & Yak jumpsuit with a dark roll neck top underneath. The jumpsuit has a floral pattern in blue, purple, red and yellow.
December 10, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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festive
A green metal IKEA vase, shaped like a cactus, containing a bouquet of red ilex berries, standing behind a wooden fruit bowl full of oranges, which is surrounded by four tea lights in clear holders, and one larger yellow candle
December 9, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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The train commute between Carlisle and Lancaster really ain't bad
A winter sunrise over the Lake District in the north of England, with an old stone viaduct in the centre of the photo
December 3, 2024 at 8:45 AM
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'you're wearing your bag like all the young people wear them!' @winifrederick.bsky.social
Me at a Taylor Swift club night event pulling a silly face standing under a poster with a downward pointing arrow, with the words 'The maddest woman this town has ever seen'
December 1, 2024 at 11:17 AM
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Can't stop thinking about her. The riot you'd have in the club toilets
Sue Johnstone as Miss Denker in Downton Abbey
November 19, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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Latest idea for a non-work/screen based activity. Might come up with some decent card designs by the time Christmas comes around?
Pine cone and fir tree branch designs stamped onto white paper with pine tree-green acrylic paint
November 17, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Happy Frida day!!! ♥️♥️
A photo of Anni-Frid Lyngstad from ABBA sitting with her arms folded, apparently looking angrily at Benny Andersson, who is sitting in the foreground of the photo
November 15, 2024 at 11:26 AM