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Very glad to confirm that SOLIDARITY WORKS! In our branch meeting today we voted to accept an agreement to stand down our local action in return for non-implementation of ASOS deductions.

We've occupied the Quad at University of St Andrews for 24 hours in protest to the lack of action on the housing crisis. St Andrews is No. 1 in the UK, but for who? No more students facing homelessness! Affordable housing for all! ⬇️ #StopTheRentIncrease #RemoveTheBan

A brilliant message of support for university staff from Barry Gardiner MP💥    'Staff are still going in, they're still lecturing and supporting students. But employers want to cut all of their wages. No wages. That's not fair'   Withdraw the deduction threats, now!   #ucuRISING

Proud to stand in solidarity with Ukraine and against UCU congress motion 5

Come and join us! Permanent Lectureship in #Slavonic and/or #Russophone Lits & Cultures ⁦Modern Languages at St Andrews⁩. Brilliant colleagues, beautiful place, fantastic students ⁦Victoria Donovan⁩ ⁦Emily Finer⁩ ⁦Jesse Gardiner⁩ jobs.ac.uk/job/DAY971/lec…

Some movement finally 👀

Edinburgh students chanting "pay your workers" at their graduation in solidarity with UCU staff engaged in industrial action.

Over the weekend some of our members and colleagues have organised a letter to senior management, to show support for the Rector. It's still open to staff signatures here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

I enjoy the opportunity to highlight #poets, especially when it can give a lift to deserving works. This month at East Ridge Review I've featured Caroline Smith, (Caroline Smith). a UK-based poet, showcasing her poem, “Ellen Maud Smith.” Full feature: eastridgereview.com/caroline-smith…

A beautiful poem

These days, I often think of my German teacher. As 16-year-olds we learned lots about the Holocaust and other Nazi crimes by reading books, watching films, visiting places of commemoration, and talking to older people who survived or witnessed the atrocities. 1/5

Terrible news about the closure of modern languages at the University of Lincoln - Sign the Petition! chng.it/4kwk8Ytm via Change.org UK

sarah jessica parker hosting the mtv movie awards, 2000

Make sure to read the new article by Dr Emily Finer Emily Finer and Viktoriia Medvied in the Conersation The Conversation, Ukraine war: a wave of books to give traumatised children hope: theconversation.com/ukraine-war-a-…

Big news - following the campaign for divestment, we can confirm that the University no longer has any investment in Booking dot com! (1/2)

Hurrah🎉🎉🎉According to the National Student Survey NSS 2024 Arabic&Persian and German topped in the UK and all our subjects included in the survey are in the top 10: Russian 2, CompLit and Spanish 4, and French 9. More here👉st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-languag… University of St Andrews Global Office, University of St Andrews

Statement from the Branch Committee on the removal of the Rector from key positions: (full alt text available here - docs.google.com/document/d/1vX…)

So enjoyed the powerful readings by Vahid Davar & Eleni Kefala University of St Andrews on National Poetry Day. Thank you to the Modern Languages at St Andrews students who read my work in Italian and who are studying my poetry. Seren Books Nine Arches Press Jesse Gardiner #NationalPoetryDay

Remember when bombing hospitals was a big deal? After destroying Gaza’s healthcare system, now Israel is attacking hospitals and killing medics in LEBANON where there’s no hostages to “rescue.” This is a war crime, funded by US-tax dollars, and US officials couldn’t care less.