After the year we've just had, this just feels like a real kick in the teeth. Thinking of our poor students who are going to have even more unnecessary disruption to their studies, as I can't see this ending any other way than in further strike action.

I am still genuinely trying to get my head around the social structure the Met have pretended to want in which bus drivers are the fourth emergency service providing immediate on-the-ground arbitration between citizen rights and state powers

New article published @politicalquarterly.bsky.social with the fantastic @ProfRosieCamp and Wolfgang Rüdig! Intimidation of candidates in 2019 UK GE increased. #Women and in particular, women of colour and #LGTB+ are targeted. Three in four women experienced fear while in #campaign onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

At this point, only the credible threat of industrial action will prevent employers from dumping nearly 100% of the cost of the absurdly pessimistic 2020 Covid pandemic valuation👇on members. 9/

"They will vaccinate, put in place travel restrictions, and then Africa will become the continent of COVID".

🚨UCU has obtained evidence that Universities UK has been misleading vice chancellors over pension cuts which it claimed would amount to 10%-18% The true figure, now confirmed by USS, could be as high as 41% This is incredibly serious #OneOfUsAllOfUs ucu.org.uk/article/11911/…

Ok, can somebody please tell me if this is a party or a work event? Because, honestly, it's so hard to tell these days.

Happy to see this out! I would normally recap key points from the article here, but the AA thread does a lot of the work for me.

Great to meet some potential DEV students UEA applicant day. David Girling now giving a taste of DEV’s research-informed teaching.

I have covered UK university sector disputes over #pension cuts since 2017 and can say that I have not seen members so angry as they are today over fresh cuts to their retirement benefits. The anger has reached a new depth. This does feel like a turning point. #USS #UUK #UCU

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More women were elected in Kenya in 2022 … but what are the downsides of the different models to promote women in politics? Thoughtful piece by Miriam Frost. Out today via Democracy in Africa democracyinafrica.org/more-women-but…

Solidarity with the UCU strikes today, especially all my former colleagues UEA UCU says join a union Working conditions, pay, and pensions were all a major factor in my leaving the UK HE system to take up a position in Ireland. The impacts of the neoliberal university are devastating for all.

Devastating to see these proposed cuts at my previous institution. Please sign and share if you can. UEA is nothing without the wonderful teaching staff and researchers that work within it.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is profoundly concerned by the asylum bill introduced by the UK Government to the House of Commons today. Our statement here: unhcr.org/uk/news/press/… Tweet 1/2

All ready for the #GalwayLivingAmidstSecurity workshop - looking forward to meeting all the participants PSAI

Great opening panel on gender race and sexualities in peace and conflict. Fantastic papers from Caitriona Dowd Marianna Espinosa Blasco and Yuliang Lu #GalwayLivingAmidstConflict PSAI

Inspiring and thought provoking key note talk by Roger Mac Ginty about the simultaneity of contention and coexistence in divided societies #GalwayLivingAmidstConflict PSAI

The callousness of the UK Home Office never ceases to amaze, dismay, and horrify me. Please support if you can. Help reunite Dr Doseline Kiguru and her daughter gofund.me/28bb3a83

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