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But we don't need 'high earners'. Plus to have high earners you need well paid jobs. Much of that about?
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival on.ft.com/44n8xnA
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival
Home secretary says ‘brightest and best’ will be fast-tracked while others will have to wait up to 30 years
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November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
But we don't need 'high earners'. Plus to have high earners you need well paid jobs. Much of that about?
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If there’s one thing I know that’s undeniably true, a truth that’s simply indisputable, it’s that the ‘brightest and best’ are not, under any circumstances, making more than £125,140 a year
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If there’s one thing I know that’s undeniably true, a truth that’s simply indisputable, it’s that the ‘brightest and best’ are not, under any circumstances, making more than £125,140 a year
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Again, using salaries as the basis for citizenry or not is a ridiculous metric, given how little most of our public services - who need immigrants to survive - get paid
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival on.ft.com/44n8xnA
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival
Home secretary says ‘brightest and best’ will be fast-tracked while others will have to wait up to 30 years
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Again, using salaries as the basis for citizenry or not is a ridiculous metric, given how little most of our public services - who need immigrants to survive - get paid
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Being a high earner doesn't always equate to being the brightest and the best, but Labour sees money as the be all and end all of someone's value to society
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival on.ft.com/44n8xnA
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival
Home secretary says ‘brightest and best’ will be fast-tracked while others will have to wait up to 30 years
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Being a high earner doesn't always equate to being the brightest and the best, but Labour sees money as the be all and end all of someone's value to society
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Student working lives: the hidden realities of student employment in UK higher education | HEPI
Student Working Lives - HEPI
New report reveals the hidden realities of student employment in UK higher education A landmark study exploring the growing prevalence and impact of paid work among students in UK higher education, and which demonstrates the hidden realities of the student experience, has today been launched by the Higher Education Policy Institute and the University of Lancashire […]
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November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Student working lives: the hidden realities of student employment in UK higher education | HEPI
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'You were not just born to center your entire existence on work and labor. ’
– Tricia Hersey
Today marks day 7 of 12 in the planned strike action by UCU members at Sheffield Hallam University.
Strike blog: Rest is Resistance
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#ucu #ucuhallam
– Tricia Hersey
Today marks day 7 of 12 in the planned strike action by UCU members at Sheffield Hallam University.
Strike blog: Rest is Resistance
thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/r...
#ucu #ucuhallam
Rest is Resistance
‘You were not just born to center your entire existence on work and labor. You were born to heal, to grow, to be of service to yourself and community, to practice, to experiment, to create, t…
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November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
'You were not just born to center your entire existence on work and labor. ’
– Tricia Hersey
Today marks day 7 of 12 in the planned strike action by UCU members at Sheffield Hallam University.
Strike blog: Rest is Resistance
thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/r...
#ucu #ucuhallam
– Tricia Hersey
Today marks day 7 of 12 in the planned strike action by UCU members at Sheffield Hallam University.
Strike blog: Rest is Resistance
thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/r...
#ucu #ucuhallam
Almost as if thats all neoliberalisation can do, manifest crisis after crisis for everything it touches.
64 of UK higher education institutions were predicted in May this year to be in deficit next year; now that figure is 114, a significant worsening of the situation, with liquidity problems also rising. 1/2
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 9:20 AM
Almost as if thats all neoliberalisation can do, manifest crisis after crisis for everything it touches.
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'Nursing leaders told the Guardian the plans were “immoral” and treated highly skilled migrants as “political footballs”. They said a mass exodus of nurses would threaten patient safety'.
Combine this with the number of UK universities shrinking or closing their nursing programmes....
Combine this with the number of UK universities shrinking or closing their nursing programmes....
Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests
Exclusive: union leaders say proposed changes are immoral and could threaten patient safety if there is staff exodus
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
'Nursing leaders told the Guardian the plans were “immoral” and treated highly skilled migrants as “political footballs”. They said a mass exodus of nurses would threaten patient safety'.
Combine this with the number of UK universities shrinking or closing their nursing programmes....
Combine this with the number of UK universities shrinking or closing their nursing programmes....
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THE CALM OPERATIVE BLUEPRINT: 18 Laws for Keeping Your Head When the World Loses Its Mind
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THE CALM OPERATIVE BLUEPRINT: 18 Laws for Keeping Your Head When the World Loses Its Mind
Because when everyone else is breaking, calm becomes a weapon.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
THE CALM OPERATIVE BLUEPRINT: 18 Laws for Keeping Your Head When the World Loses Its Mind
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UK graduates earn less not because universities fail, but due to stagnant wages, regional inequality, and cultural shifts in employer expectations. As has been noted in comments, the problem is structural - economic renewal and skills ecosystems should be the focus, not blaming higher education.
For decades, the deal for Britain’s brightest young minds was clear: study hard, go to university and high pay would be among the rewards. That contract has been steadily breaking down. Read more: bloom.bg/43F8of4
📷: Mike Kemp/In Pictures
📷: Mike Kemp/In Pictures
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
UK graduates earn less not because universities fail, but due to stagnant wages, regional inequality, and cultural shifts in employer expectations. As has been noted in comments, the problem is structural - economic renewal and skills ecosystems should be the focus, not blaming higher education.
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"Multiple men have remained in senior roles at Oxford for months or years after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged against them, Bloomberg found in a nine-month investigation based on interviews with almost 50 people as well as documents and other records."
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"Multiple men have remained in senior roles at Oxford for months or years after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged against them, Bloomberg found in a nine-month investigation based on interviews with almost 50 people as well as documents and other records."
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Warwick University: Students watch on in horror as firefighters swarm hall | UK | News
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/272608/
Horror footage shows a fire coming from a halls of residence at a major UK university. Emergency services…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/272608/
Horror footage shows a fire coming from a halls of residence at a major UK university. Emergency services…
Warwick University: Students watch on in horror as firefighters swarm hall | UK | News - United Kingdom News Beep
Horror footage shows a fire coming from a halls of residence at a major UK university. Emergency services were called to Arthur Vick 1 residence in Warwick
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November 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Warwick University: Students watch on in horror as firefighters swarm hall | UK | News
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/272608/
Horror footage shows a fire coming from a halls of residence at a major UK university. Emergency services…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/272608/
Horror footage shows a fire coming from a halls of residence at a major UK university. Emergency services…
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similarly, most of UK university manageriat, sometimes even at the professorial level, are *actively acting against* the values of a university, one of which is intellectual striving.
so many examples where the best departments and faculty members were cut or denigrated by their own university...
so many examples where the best departments and faculty members were cut or denigrated by their own university...
This is, of course, a stark betrayal of the New School’s storied history and animating spirit. It demonstrates something many of us know intellectually but have trouble grasping: many university leaders *do not care* about, even *actively despise*, the basic values that bring us to work every day.
The New School is now a place where students cannot major in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Global Policy & International Affairs, Global Studies, Urban Studies, or Environmental Studies. And more pauses, closures, and mergers coming down the pike this week. The future is uncertain.
November 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
similarly, most of UK university manageriat, sometimes even at the professorial level, are *actively acting against* the values of a university, one of which is intellectual striving.
so many examples where the best departments and faculty members were cut or denigrated by their own university...
so many examples where the best departments and faculty members were cut or denigrated by their own university...
UK graduates earn less not because universities fail, but due to stagnant wages, regional inequality, and cultural shifts in employer expectations. As has been noted in comments, the problem is structural - economic renewal and skills ecosystems should be the focus, not blaming higher education.
For decades, the deal for Britain’s brightest young minds was clear: study hard, go to university and high pay would be among the rewards. That contract has been steadily breaking down. Read more: bloom.bg/43F8of4
📷: Mike Kemp/In Pictures
📷: Mike Kemp/In Pictures
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
UK graduates earn less not because universities fail, but due to stagnant wages, regional inequality, and cultural shifts in employer expectations. As has been noted in comments, the problem is structural - economic renewal and skills ecosystems should be the focus, not blaming higher education.
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A friends son was told by his lecturers at a good UK university after getting a bioChem degree to go to the US, Germany or Australia, not the Uk if they wanted to be well paid.
Maybe the issue is the economic climate and culture in the uk, not the universities?
Maybe the issue is the economic climate and culture in the uk, not the universities?
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A friends son was told by his lecturers at a good UK university after getting a bioChem degree to go to the US, Germany or Australia, not the Uk if they wanted to be well paid.
Maybe the issue is the economic climate and culture in the uk, not the universities?
Maybe the issue is the economic climate and culture in the uk, not the universities?
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German and UK universities plan deeper research ties.
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German and UK universities plan deeper research ties - Research Professional News
Move could help the two countries secure more EU funding, Russell Group briefing suggests
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November 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
German and UK universities plan deeper research ties.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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Ministers to meet university chiefs to discuss risks from ‘foreign interference’
This comes after lawyers claimed a UK university halted an academic’s research into forced labour in China after facing pressure from Chinese authorities
www.lbc.co.uk/article/chin...
This comes after lawyers claimed a UK university halted an academic’s research into forced labour in China after facing pressure from Chinese authorities
www.lbc.co.uk/article/chin...
Ministers to meet university chiefs to discuss risks from ‘foreign interference’ | LBC
This comes after lawyers claimed a UK university halted an academic’s research into forced labour in China after facing pressure from Chinese authorities
www.lbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Ministers to meet university chiefs to discuss risks from ‘foreign interference’
This comes after lawyers claimed a UK university halted an academic’s research into forced labour in China after facing pressure from Chinese authorities
www.lbc.co.uk/article/chin...
This comes after lawyers claimed a UK university halted an academic’s research into forced labour in China after facing pressure from Chinese authorities
www.lbc.co.uk/article/chin...
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Please consider donating to the Lancaster UCU Hardship Fund as we prepare to go on strike next week against the threat of compulsory redundancies at Lancaster University. #ukhe
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November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Please consider donating to the Lancaster UCU Hardship Fund as we prepare to go on strike next week against the threat of compulsory redundancies at Lancaster University. #ukhe
www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/lan...
www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/lan...
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'Higher education minister Ben MacPherson told MSPs he was considering whether to use the Scottish Government’s convening powers to compel university chiefs to negotiate with members of the University and Colleges Union (UCU).'
Question from @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social in the Scottish Parliament on cuts and job losses at Edinburgh University as @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social take third day of strike action this week #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2563152...
SNP minister told to intervene in Edinburgh University crisis to protect 1,800 jobs
SNP ministers have been warned they must intervene in the University of Edinburgh's dispute with staff amid fears 1,800 jobs could be lost.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
'Higher education minister Ben MacPherson told MSPs he was considering whether to use the Scottish Government’s convening powers to compel university chiefs to negotiate with members of the University and Colleges Union (UCU).'
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A couple of days ago, I came across someone on LinkedIn who had created a list of UK universities offering scholarships to Palestinian students. If anyone knows who this was or has a link to the list, please let me know. There are a few people I know it could be of use to ❤️
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A couple of days ago, I came across someone on LinkedIn who had created a list of UK universities offering scholarships to Palestinian students. If anyone knows who this was or has a link to the list, please let me know. There are a few people I know it could be of use to ❤️
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Today's strike post re @ucuhallam.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk action in Sheffield
Reasons to Strike
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Reasons to Strike
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Reasons to strike
‘…. it’s still unfashionable to believe in principles’ Manic Street Preachers, ‘South Yorkshire Mass Murderer’ Great picket today that felt quite animated, in sp…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Today's strike post re @ucuhallam.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk action in Sheffield
Reasons to Strike
thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/r... #ucu #ucuhallam
Reasons to Strike
thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/r... #ucu #ucuhallam
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Blogged: On the threat of mass redundancy
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My contribution to @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's Lobby Your MSP campaign yesterday, and my own personal experience of redundancy in the past. #ucu #ucustrikes
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My contribution to @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's Lobby Your MSP campaign yesterday, and my own personal experience of redundancy in the past. #ucu #ucustrikes
On the threat of mass redundancy
For three days this week, colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are striking as part of UCU Edinburgh’s ongoing industrial dispute with university management. Colleagues are protesting ag…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Blogged: On the threat of mass redundancy
lornamcampbell.org/higher-educa...
My contribution to @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's Lobby Your MSP campaign yesterday, and my own personal experience of redundancy in the past. #ucu #ucustrikes
lornamcampbell.org/higher-educa...
My contribution to @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's Lobby Your MSP campaign yesterday, and my own personal experience of redundancy in the past. #ucu #ucustrikes
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Geography Awareness Week arrives at the same time that Geography at the University of Leicester faces closure.
Please sign and share: c.org/vfDRJPwwbm
#GeographyAwarenessWeek #SaveGeography #Geography #HumanGeography #PhysicalGeography #HigherEd #UKHE
Please sign and share: c.org/vfDRJPwwbm
#GeographyAwarenessWeek #SaveGeography #Geography #HumanGeography #PhysicalGeography #HigherEd #UKHE
Sign the Petition
Save Geography at the University of Leicester
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November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Geography Awareness Week arrives at the same time that Geography at the University of Leicester faces closure.
Please sign and share: c.org/vfDRJPwwbm
#GeographyAwarenessWeek #SaveGeography #Geography #HumanGeography #PhysicalGeography #HigherEd #UKHE
Please sign and share: c.org/vfDRJPwwbm
#GeographyAwarenessWeek #SaveGeography #Geography #HumanGeography #PhysicalGeography #HigherEd #UKHE
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Early Career Researchers wanted!
Apply to speak/perform at next year's British Science Festival #BSF26. We'll be at the University of Southampton.
Award Lectures are available in seven areas incl. social sciences, and seek to highlight the interdisciplinarity of science, research and innovation:
Apply to speak/perform at next year's British Science Festival #BSF26. We'll be at the University of Southampton.
Award Lectures are available in seven areas incl. social sciences, and seek to highlight the interdisciplinarity of science, research and innovation:
🎤 Are you an early career researcher passionate about communicating with the wider public? Applications for the 2026 British Science Festival Award Lectures are now open!
Next year's Festival is in Southampton, 16-20 Sept.
Find out more and apply >
www.britishscienceassociation.org/award-lectures
Next year's Festival is in Southampton, 16-20 Sept.
Find out more and apply >
www.britishscienceassociation.org/award-lectures
Award Lectures
Details on how to become an Award Lecturer at the British Science Festival
www.britishscienceassociation.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Early Career Researchers wanted!
Apply to speak/perform at next year's British Science Festival #BSF26. We'll be at the University of Southampton.
Award Lectures are available in seven areas incl. social sciences, and seek to highlight the interdisciplinarity of science, research and innovation:
Apply to speak/perform at next year's British Science Festival #BSF26. We'll be at the University of Southampton.
Award Lectures are available in seven areas incl. social sciences, and seek to highlight the interdisciplinarity of science, research and innovation:
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An open letter to the Chancellor: abandon this dangerous and damaging proposal.
53 academics of accounting and finance from UK universities explain why Rachel reeves should abandon the idea of new private finance for the NHS.
53 academics of accounting and finance from UK universities explain why Rachel reeves should abandon the idea of new private finance for the NHS.
An open letter to the Chancellor: abandon this dangerous and damaging proposal
In this open letter to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, 53 academics of accounting and finance from UK universities explain why she should abandon the idea of new private finance for the NHS.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
An open letter to the Chancellor: abandon this dangerous and damaging proposal.
53 academics of accounting and finance from UK universities explain why Rachel reeves should abandon the idea of new private finance for the NHS.
53 academics of accounting and finance from UK universities explain why Rachel reeves should abandon the idea of new private finance for the NHS.