UCU Ulster
@ucu-ulster.bsky.social
University & College Union at Ulster University. Working for our members' conditions and pensions & campaigning against the marketisation of education
The government isn't going to save this sector
"Global talent" are planning to make things much worse
You need to vote and vote 'yes'
#wearetheuniversity
www.ft.com/content/95b4...
"Global talent" are planning to make things much worse
You need to vote and vote 'yes'
#wearetheuniversity
www.ft.com/content/95b4...
Many English universities to report deficits despite rise in tuition fees
Continued funding squeeze and volatile student enrolment will continue to hit finances, regulator warns
www.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The government isn't going to save this sector
"Global talent" are planning to make things much worse
You need to vote and vote 'yes'
#wearetheuniversity
www.ft.com/content/95b4...
"Global talent" are planning to make things much worse
You need to vote and vote 'yes'
#wearetheuniversity
www.ft.com/content/95b4...
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social are seeking to expel a student activist for speaking out about Palestine
Please sign this petition to defend this student
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Please sign this petition to defend this student
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Stop QUB from expelling a student activist
The right to free speech is one of the most important rights we have in our society. Saoirse Wagner, for opposing genocide in campus, faces the possibility of expulsion. Her removal by Queen’s would n...
my.uplift.ie
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social are seeking to expel a student activist for speaking out about Palestine
Please sign this petition to defend this student
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Please sign this petition to defend this student
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
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We love to see these ballot pups brightening up our feeds!
Absolutely yes Coppi! Spread the word!
#WeAreTheUniversity
Absolutely yes Coppi! Spread the word!
#WeAreTheUniversity
Coppi reminding her Human that it's time to get that ballot in
Please post your ballots soon and when you have let a rep know
#WeAreTheUniversity
Please post your ballots soon and when you have let a rep know
#WeAreTheUniversity
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We love to see these ballot pups brightening up our feeds!
Absolutely yes Coppi! Spread the word!
#WeAreTheUniversity
Absolutely yes Coppi! Spread the word!
#WeAreTheUniversity
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Listen to Coppi. How could you not listen to Coppi. Look at those soft eyes. 🥺
Coppi reminding her Human that it's time to get that ballot in
Please post your ballots soon and when you have let a rep know
#WeAreTheUniversity
Please post your ballots soon and when you have let a rep know
#WeAreTheUniversity
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Listen to Coppi. How could you not listen to Coppi. Look at those soft eyes. 🥺
Coppi reminding her Human that it's time to get that ballot in
Please post your ballots soon and when you have let a rep know
#WeAreTheUniversity
Please post your ballots soon and when you have let a rep know
#WeAreTheUniversity
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Coppi reminding her Human that it's time to get that ballot in
Please post your ballots soon and when you have let a rep know
#WeAreTheUniversity
Please post your ballots soon and when you have let a rep know
#WeAreTheUniversity
- unsafe workloads
- poor financial decisions
- mass Redundancies
Students everywhere deserve better than these so called "leaders" destroying universities
Sign this petition - no confidence in the Vice Chancellor of oventry University
- poor financial decisions
- mass Redundancies
Students everywhere deserve better than these so called "leaders" destroying universities
Sign this petition - no confidence in the Vice Chancellor of oventry University
Vote of no confidence in the vice-chancellor at Coventry University
Why sign this petition?
An unhealthy workplace
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has demanded answers from CU about workload and stress management. A recent UCU workload survey revealed that 74%...
speakout.web.ucu.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
- unsafe workloads
- poor financial decisions
- mass Redundancies
Students everywhere deserve better than these so called "leaders" destroying universities
Sign this petition - no confidence in the Vice Chancellor of oventry University
- poor financial decisions
- mass Redundancies
Students everywhere deserve better than these so called "leaders" destroying universities
Sign this petition - no confidence in the Vice Chancellor of oventry University
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On this day in 1897 Nye Bevan, the founder of our NHS, was born in South Wales.
Today let's remind ourselves of the struggle to create our NHS and reinvigorate our determination to defend it 👏
Today let's remind ourselves of the struggle to create our NHS and reinvigorate our determination to defend it 👏
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
On this day in 1897 Nye Bevan, the founder of our NHS, was born in South Wales.
Today let's remind ourselves of the struggle to create our NHS and reinvigorate our determination to defend it 👏
Today let's remind ourselves of the struggle to create our NHS and reinvigorate our determination to defend it 👏
Spotted on campus
A new UU juggling club
Perhaps we all should join, given the unsustainability of workloads in @ulsteruni.bsky.social ?
Vote 'yes'
#wearetheuniversity
A new UU juggling club
Perhaps we all should join, given the unsustainability of workloads in @ulsteruni.bsky.social ?
Vote 'yes'
#wearetheuniversity
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Spotted on campus
A new UU juggling club
Perhaps we all should join, given the unsustainability of workloads in @ulsteruni.bsky.social ?
Vote 'yes'
#wearetheuniversity
A new UU juggling club
Perhaps we all should join, given the unsustainability of workloads in @ulsteruni.bsky.social ?
Vote 'yes'
#wearetheuniversity
@UCU_Ulster branch meeting today at 2pm
Some really important issues to discuss
If you need the link email a local rep
See you there
Some really important issues to discuss
If you need the link email a local rep
See you there
a close up of a red light with a black base on a white background
ALT: a close up of a red light with a black base on a white background
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
@UCU_Ulster branch meeting today at 2pm
Some really important issues to discuss
If you need the link email a local rep
See you there
Some really important issues to discuss
If you need the link email a local rep
See you there
More members getting round to voting
If you haven't voted yet, please ensure you do.
Vote "yes"
#wearetheuniversity
If you haven't voted yet, please ensure you do.
Vote "yes"
#wearetheuniversity
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
More members getting round to voting
If you haven't voted yet, please ensure you do.
Vote "yes"
#wearetheuniversity
If you haven't voted yet, please ensure you do.
Vote "yes"
#wearetheuniversity
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Compulsory team teaching on every module is perhaps the biggest ever threat to the quality of teaching in UK universities.
It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/
It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Compulsory team teaching on every module is perhaps the biggest ever threat to the quality of teaching in UK universities.
It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/
It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/
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The clock is ticking and FE colleagues deserve better! We are loosing FE teachers every year and it must stop now.
Vote YES
Vote YES
The clock is ticking! Each and every ballot paper returned gives us the strength to keep going and get the settlement that we, our students and our communities deserve.
Vote YES ✅ for a #NewDealForFE
Vote YES ✅ for a #NewDealForFE
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The clock is ticking and FE colleagues deserve better! We are loosing FE teachers every year and it must stop now.
Vote YES
Vote YES
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💌 This Thursday is #NationalGetTheVoteOutDay!
Across the UK, members are talking, organising & making every ballot count.
☕ Coffee mornings
📸 Branch photos
Tag @UCU + use #WeAreTheUniversity to show what you’re doing! 💪
Across the UK, members are talking, organising & making every ballot count.
☕ Coffee mornings
📸 Branch photos
Tag @UCU + use #WeAreTheUniversity to show what you’re doing! 💪
November 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
💌 This Thursday is #NationalGetTheVoteOutDay!
Across the UK, members are talking, organising & making every ballot count.
☕ Coffee mornings
📸 Branch photos
Tag @UCU + use #WeAreTheUniversity to show what you’re doing! 💪
Across the UK, members are talking, organising & making every ballot count.
☕ Coffee mornings
📸 Branch photos
Tag @UCU + use #WeAreTheUniversity to show what you’re doing! 💪
Another example of how university "leaders" will trade anything for money:
X Academic freedom
X Student welfare
X Civic mission & duty
X Staff working conditions
X Your job
Time to fix this
Vote 'Yes'
#WeAreTheUniversity
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
X Academic freedom
X Student welfare
X Civic mission & duty
X Staff working conditions
X Your job
Time to fix this
Vote 'Yes'
#WeAreTheUniversity
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Another example of how university "leaders" will trade anything for money:
X Academic freedom
X Student welfare
X Civic mission & duty
X Staff working conditions
X Your job
Time to fix this
Vote 'Yes'
#WeAreTheUniversity
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
X Academic freedom
X Student welfare
X Civic mission & duty
X Staff working conditions
X Your job
Time to fix this
Vote 'Yes'
#WeAreTheUniversity
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Yesterday our interim Principal, gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yesterday our interim Principal, gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
Not just a Halloween costume @ulsteruni.bsky.social 👇
- Always being asked to "do more with less"
- hyper surveillance culture
- increased workload intensity
- policy that puts students against staff
Time to stand up to it...
Vote 'yes' in the @ucu.org.uk #wearetheuniversity industrial ballot
- Always being asked to "do more with less"
- hyper surveillance culture
- increased workload intensity
- policy that puts students against staff
Time to stand up to it...
Vote 'yes' in the @ucu.org.uk #wearetheuniversity industrial ballot
October 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Not just a Halloween costume @ulsteruni.bsky.social 👇
- Always being asked to "do more with less"
- hyper surveillance culture
- increased workload intensity
- policy that puts students against staff
Time to stand up to it...
Vote 'yes' in the @ucu.org.uk #wearetheuniversity industrial ballot
- Always being asked to "do more with less"
- hyper surveillance culture
- increased workload intensity
- policy that puts students against staff
Time to stand up to it...
Vote 'yes' in the @ucu.org.uk #wearetheuniversity industrial ballot
More @ucu.org.uk #WeAreTheUniversity ballots flying in today
Our members are fed up with declining student learning conditions and staff working conditions!
Our members are fed up with declining student learning conditions and staff working conditions!
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
More @ucu.org.uk #WeAreTheUniversity ballots flying in today
Our members are fed up with declining student learning conditions and staff working conditions!
Our members are fed up with declining student learning conditions and staff working conditions!
Quote from a member....
"Just voted in the pay & conditions ballot. I’m sick of worsening pay & conditions. I’m sick of working in a constant state of crisis. I’m sick of the exploitative, careless leadership in this sector"
#WeAreTheUniversity
"Just voted in the pay & conditions ballot. I’m sick of worsening pay & conditions. I’m sick of working in a constant state of crisis. I’m sick of the exploitative, careless leadership in this sector"
#WeAreTheUniversity
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Quote from a member....
"Just voted in the pay & conditions ballot. I’m sick of worsening pay & conditions. I’m sick of working in a constant state of crisis. I’m sick of the exploitative, careless leadership in this sector"
#WeAreTheUniversity
"Just voted in the pay & conditions ballot. I’m sick of worsening pay & conditions. I’m sick of working in a constant state of crisis. I’m sick of the exploitative, careless leadership in this sector"
#WeAreTheUniversity
Because even this giant spider isn't as horrifying as working conditions, job insecurity and pay erosion in Higher Education
Vote and vote "Yes"
#wearetheUniversity
Vote and vote "Yes"
#wearetheUniversity
October 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Because even this giant spider isn't as horrifying as working conditions, job insecurity and pay erosion in Higher Education
Vote and vote "Yes"
#wearetheUniversity
Vote and vote "Yes"
#wearetheUniversity
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
October 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Nice day for a stroll to the post box🚶♀️
Get those ballots in and email a local rep to let them know that you've voted ✊❤️
Get those ballots in and email a local rep to let them know that you've voted ✊❤️
October 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Nice day for a stroll to the post box🚶♀️
Get those ballots in and email a local rep to let them know that you've voted ✊❤️
Get those ballots in and email a local rep to let them know that you've voted ✊❤️