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One reason why UK universities are in such a dire state is because they're increasingly being captured by management consultants. This article explains why this is happening: https://t.co/cRXUlsuIuG
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Are you a prospective student for @uniofyork? It is important that you know the uni has no plan for how to operate after hundreds of staff leave due to voluntary severance midway through semester one... https://t.co/cFLSSsVn46
@ucu #ReclaimHigherEd
yorkpress.co.uk
The University of York has no plan to avoid disruption after hundreds of staff leave through voluntary severance, an education union claims.
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Dear @ucu, Is there a UK wide plan to protect our contracts? Custom and practice is 40/40/20 (T&R) and 60/20/20 (T&S). Some universities are going for 20% for research, or worse 10%. This destroys careers.
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@HumanitiesSave @UoK_UCU Some of us are posting about this and trying to raise concerns, I’m an incoming rep from September
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@FloraRenz But yet no word from @UoK_UCU on the matter. Their last post here was in August 2023. So nothing to say about the closure of subjects at Kent earlier this year or yet another VS scheme to cut the academic staff base . Anyone might think they’ve struck up a deal with management…
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'Figures show statistics, computing, physics & maths have risen in popularity & languages bouncing back' 'The number of French A-level candidates has grown by 8% over the last year, Spanish by 2.3% & German by 3.1%, the last albeit from a very low base' https://t.co/mmkK4Iu8p2
theguardian.com
Figures show statistics, computing, physics and maths have risen in popularity and languages bouncing back
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The results are in 🚨 A huge 97% vote of no confidence in @UcuSurrey's Vice-Chancellor. Axing of more than 140 jobs will not stand ✊ https://t.co/RtUUJquiiu
ucu.org.uk
Staff and students have called on the University of Surrey management to stop the threat of job cuts after staff and students delivered an overwhelming vote of no confidence in the University's...
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The British Academy has today published its manifesto, calling on the next government to urgently bolster the humanities and social sciences in higher education and research to fully address the UK's biggest challenges. Read the full manifesto below: https://t.co/qP8vxuVldR
thebritishacademy.ac.uk
The next government must urgently bolster humanities and social sciences in higher education and research, to fully address the UK’s biggest challenges – according to the British Academy’s manifesto...
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University staff 'in tears' over latest job cuts.
bbc.com
York St John University plans to cut roles, with staff "losing sleep" over the redundancy proposals.
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Thanks for your support, Rosie!
Thank you @ChrisGPackham This will mean an awful lot to my constituents in Canterbury and others across East Kent 💚 If universities had proper support, then perhaps the pressure to sell land would be less enticing! (Sadly, women MPs not encouraged to join marches these days)...
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Keele has joined the long list of universities seeking cuts to staff. Of course they state this will have ‘no impact’ on student experience. What students don’t love having fewer, more overworked and stressed out staff?
bbc.co.uk
Keele University says the UK higher education sector is facing a range of challenging financial pressures.
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'A protest march organised by Save The Blean in partnership with Kent Wildlife Trust and CPRE, in response to the proposal to build 2,000 houses, shops and offices on a vast greenfield site owned by the University of Kent'
whitstableviews.com
When: 2-4pm, Saturday 25th May. Where: Dane John Gardens
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Portsmouth is choosing to prioritise new buildings over the staff that support students. Now that staff have overwhelmingly voted no confidence in the vice-chancellor, the university must take stock & halt the cuts. @UcuPortsmouth
https://t.co/nz5FcnHqI9
ucu.org.uk
UCU has lodged a dispute with the University of Portsmouth over job cuts.
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Nearly 300 staff face the sack at London South Bank University These cuts would leave the institution a shell of its former self and totally hollow out the university's capacity to teach and support students @LSBU @uculsbu
https://t.co/36hFTSjeBd
ucu.org.uk
Staff at London South Bank University have no confidence in the vice-chancellor and senior leadership team, announced the University and College Union (UCU) today after 297 posts were put at risk,...
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During the statutory consultation period, we received many letters of support, arguing compellingly that there is an important role for philosophy in a university. Many more signed a petition against the redundancies. We are immensely grateful to all our supporters.
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@UniKent has gone ahead with its plans to slash the humanities and social sciences, and the Philosophy Department will be axed in July. Our department has achieved a huge amount in its 59 years. We'll mark the occasion on 14 June - all welcome!
Sadly, @UniKent has announced plans to axe a number of smaller departments, including philosophy. We perform well on all measures, including student recruitment. But smaller subjects have less clout and are easiest to cut. Help us shout out our value to the uni! They need to hear
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Slashes to the university of Lincoln continue https://t.co/fkAVSnnRHO via @UKChange :-(
change.org
Thank you all for your support on this issue. Sadly, despite public and professional outcry, the University persisted with their closure of modern languages, and 8 out of the 9 members in the team...
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We are holding a workshop to celebrate the achievements of the @unikent philosophy department and to mark its demise. In person or online. All welcome! https://t.co/uFt9rBWzvI
jonwilliamson.uk
Jon Williamson’s research pages: philosophy of science, medicine, AI and law; epistemology; metaphysics; logic
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