Brilliant session on writing and being, and doing and believing from Farokh Soltani @TaPRA #TAPRA22 conference today. Doffing my virtual cap and making that mental note to introduce him to my students at the earliest opportunity 👏👏👏

Today, 70,000 UCU members begin historic strike action at every university in the UK   They are fighting to save higher education   RT if you stand with them   #ucuRISING

Much love to Cllr George Farquhar for coming down to support our members in strike at Arts University Bournemouth | AUB today. Fully behind us and our members as part of the national UCU dispute #ucuRISING

What is sad about today's UCU strike is how many colleagues have told me that they're using it as an R&R day so that they don't break before the end of term. Using unpaid strike days to ready ourselves to return to crushing workloads. #ucuRISING

🚨BREAKING🚨 EVERY SINGLE UK UNIVERSITY WILL BE SHUT DOWN WITH 18 DAYS OF STRIKE ACTION ACROSS FEBRUARY AND MARCH RT if you support our members. #ucuRISING

Just to be absolutely clear to every student or parent concerned about UCU strikes - there is time to stop it Please make that happen. We love seeing you. You'll only see a VC on graduation day Contact your VC. And here is UUK'S contact info - they are accountable to YOU

🚨URGENT MESSAGE🚨 Next week university staff are set to begin strike action This is a last resort because employers refuse to make a fair offer on pay or pensions Email vice chancellors NOW & tell them to step up and prevent disruption #ucuRISING ucu.org.uk/email-your-VC

WOW💥 Thousands of students, parents and staff have already written to vice chancellors to urge them to settle our disputes ✍️ If you haven’t yet make sure you do! Write to them using this link👇 🔗 ucu.org.uk/email-your-Vc #ucuRISING

Vice chancellors: 'UCU action had an isolated impact' The action: #ucuRISING

A lovely sun-kissed moment on a picket this morning. We'll be out for as long as it takes and we'll keep fighting the good fight for a better education for students and a better workplace for us!