Reposted by Allison OwensDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Cannot tell you how much I hate this & how ashamed & angry I am that @ukri.org have taken this step. We KNOW this sort of gAI is socially biased, we KNOW it favours slopAI output over human-written. Our research landscape is falling apart due to underfunding, & they do this? it's *appalling* 718690
Reposted by Allison OwensUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 15/09/2026The University of Brighton is threatening to DERECOGNISE UCU and rip up collective agreements protecting staff. This is an outrageous attack on trade union rights. We will not allow our members’ rights, pay and conditions to be torn up. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1464...ucu.org.ukUniversity and College Union condemn University of Brighton derecognition plansThe University and College Union (UCU) has today (15 September) condemned plans by the University of Brighton to derecognise UCU on campus. 0116
Reposted by Allison OwensAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I can't remember a clearer smoking gun than that Channel 4 News footage. Nigel Farage and his senior aides all filmed discussing apparent plans to break the law by funnelling foreign money into British politics, plans which at least partly went ahead. A criminal investigation surely must follow 1283186848
Reposted by Allison OwensUmberto Albarella STOP THE GENOCIDE! @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Well said, @allisonowens.bsky.social! @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @ucuhallam.bsky.social #Sheffield #stopdestroyinghighereducation 132
Reposted by Allison OwensUmberto Albarella STOP THE GENOCIDE! @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Tomorrow is the deadline - if you're University of Sheffield staff or research student please vote in my @sheffielducu.bsky.social vote of confidence/no confidence in the current university executive and council forms.gle/cuMQ72n6ZGu6... (for staff) forms.gle/X1HRRfqJyTTe... (for research students) 032
Reposted by Allison OwensMika @mikagratzke.bsky.social · 22/05/2026It boggles my mind that it is apparently alright now to exclude people on the grounds of their protected characteristics. 27327
Reposted by Allison OwensChris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Plans to reduce staff numbers in the University of Sheffield’s famed chemistry department risk causing “lasting damage”, @sheffielducu.bsky.social warns www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sheffie... via @jgro-the.bsky.socialtimeshighereducation.comSheffield’s renowned chemistry department at risk in latest cutsPlans to cut staff numbers in department that has produced four Nobel prizewinners will harm university’s research reputation, warns UCU 0105
Reposted by Allison OwensIan Sudbery @iansudbery.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I am currently locked out of my job at the University of Sheffield, without pay as punishment for missing two teaching sessions while on strike. #ucu #union #strike #UKHE @ucu.org.uk @sheffielducu.bsky.social 🧵1/7 21617
Reposted by Allison OwensPlashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 07/05/2026More horror. Never been to Teesside but one excellent colleague came from there, and it was of course home to the English Subject Centre leaders, so I’ve always felt some affection for the place. 34115
Reposted by Allison OwensSheffield UCU @sheffielducu.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Please share your pictures of today’s pickets with us and tag @sheffielducu.bsky.social 🚨Reminder the rally will take place 13:00 outside Firth Court 🚨 0114
Reposted by Allison OwensDr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I. Don‘t. Need. AI. To. Teach. And. I. Shouldn‘t. Be. Forced. To. 1928
Reposted by Allison OwensDavid Hayes @davidhayes4.bsky.social · 07/05/2026This morning, members at the University of Sheffield begin six days of strike action over job cuts, job security, and workload. The university continues to threaten compulsory redundancies in eight work areas, despite a clear lack of financial necessity: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/st...ucu.group.shef.ac.ukUniversity of Sheffield: Finance Review Feb 2026An independent financial review of University finances has revealed there is no imminent financial risk to the University. 131
Allison Owens @allisonowens.bsky.social · 07/05/2026@sheffielducu.bsky.social are back on strike today defending comrades in RPI, Chemistry, Materials Science, and East Asian Studies 🚨Join our rally at 1pm outside Firth Court!🚨 020
Reposted by Allison OwensSimon and Gargamel @kellylink.bsky.social · 20/04/2026This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying 6695963544
Reposted by Allison OwensUmberto Albarella STOP THE GENOCIDE! @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social · 16/04/2026I'm glad we are finally taking more robust action to defend our university and our city. By stealth, our university is being destroyed. @ucu.org.uk @sheffielducu.bsky.social #sheffield www.ucu.org.uk/article/1447...ucu.org.ukSheffield University censured by UK academic community as it continues attacking staffThe University and College Union (UCU) today announced the formal censure of the University of Sheffield by the UK academic community. The union's move comes in response to Sheffield management's unne... 195
Allison Owens @allisonowens.bsky.social · 05/04/2026This sometime linguist is very excited to be giving a talk this Wednesday! 😁 I’m going to be presenting on verb second in the plays of Christopher Marlowe (my undergraduate dissertation topic) at ULAB 2026 www.instagram.com/p/DWqryUoAhG...instagram.comUndergraduate Linguistics Association of Britain on Instagram: "Five days until ULAB Conference 2026! Here are your keynote speakers. Do not forget to purchase tickets before the 8th!"ulab_ling on April 3, 2026: "Five days until ULAB Conference 2026! Here are your keynote speakers. Do not forget to purchase tickets before the 8th!". 020
Reposted by Allison OwensBabybel Bandit @greblin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it 5401526012580
Reposted by Allison OwensUmberto Albarella STOP THE GENOCIDE! @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I hate the idea of being on strike again but as long as the management continues its war on staff and students we have no other choice. We need to save the university from the greed of corporate power. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @ucuhallam.bsky.social www.ucu.org.uk/article/1445...ucu.org.ukStaff vote to strike at University of Sheffield over threat of job cutsStaff at the University of Sheffield have backed strike action after management refused to rule out further compulsory redundancies. 0137
Reposted by Allison OwensThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/03/2026Girlguiding didn’t have to do this to its trans members. There was another way | Zoe Williamstheguardian.comGirlguiding didn’t have to do this to its trans members. There was another way | Zoe WilliamsGirlguiding’s response to last year’s supreme court ruling is not the humane option – and changes the organisation’s identity, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams 97714
Reposted by Allison OwensGuiders against Trans Exclusion @guidersfortrans.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Please reach out if you need support, or need to support a young person. We understand that the news from Girlguiding today will have a huge impact, and our priority is the wellbeing of our community. Please take care of yourself and those around you. 04418
Reposted by Allison OwensGuiders against Trans Exclusion @guidersfortrans.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Girlguiding have just announced that trans women and girls currently in Girlguiding will be affected by the policy change. For full information to go: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-... Please reach out if you or a young person needs support 96632
Reposted by Allison OwensSheffield UCU @sheffielducu.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Last push in our ballot this weekend and into next week 💪 If you haven't already, get that vote posted! If you've posted it make sure you've let us know! (Google Form in our latest member emails) 📣Job cuts are a choice, not a necessity 📣 bsky.app/profile/jwar... 055
Reposted by Allison OwensAlice Ross @alice-ross.bsky.social · 20/03/2026My university claims (despite operating at a surplus) that we need to cut jobs by £90M, but somehow has money for a contract with OpenAI, directly entangled with the US government, military, & ICE, for large language models to make the students less capable of thinking for themselves. Let's not. 1319
Reposted by Allison OwensMark Pendleton @markpendleton.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Not including hidden redundancies (eg. fixed term contracts not renewed), which is likely to double this reported figure. 01710
Reposted by Allison OwensDr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The scale of job losses in the sector is a disaster for research capacity everywhere, not just in so-called 'research intensive' universities. Research is not confined to these institutions and the work that does happen there often relies on research done elsewhere. 15215
Reposted by Allison OwensMark Pendleton @markpendleton.bsky.social · 23/02/2026This morning, us in Sheffield’s East Asian Studies (and at least one other area) hear the outcomes from the sham “review” conducted by management, and likely how many jobs are at risk. The review promised openness, transparency and engagement with stakeholders. It delivered none of those things. 13412
Reposted by Allison OwensGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 14/02/2026Roses are red Violets are grue In Ancient Egyptian, Pashto, and Zulu en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%E2...en.m.wikipedia.orgBlue–green distinction in language - Wikipedia 21602173
Reposted by Allison OwensUnite UCU @uniteucu.bsky.social · 30/01/2026📣 Hands off Marie! Tell @drjogrady.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk to stop victimising Unite UCU's safety rep. ✍️ jgrady@ucu.org.uk #HandsOffMarie #UniteTheUnion @unitetheunion.bsky.social 22120
Reposted by Allison OwensUniversity of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Members of the administration at the University of Sheffield are threatening to lock out members of @sheffielducu.bsky.social who do not reschedule teaching lost to recent strike action. It's an incredibly damaging choice and a horrible precedent to set if it moves through.gofundme.comDonate to Support University of Sheffield striking staff!, organized by Mark PendletonI'm the branch treasurer for the University of Sheffield University and… Mark Pendleton needs your support for Support University of Sheffield striking staff! 11310
Reposted by Allison OwensSheffield UCU @sheffielducu.bsky.social · 30/01/2026If you took strike action or have been locked out by management, you can claim financial support from UCU national or the local branch. Apply now at ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a... 133
Reposted by Allison OwensUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 29/01/2026Staff ,supporters and students gathered outside Firth Court today in solidarity with colleagues locked out and facing withheld pay after lawful strike action at @sheffielducu Punishment is not negotiation. ✊ 14331
Reposted by Allison OwensUmberto Albarella STOP THE GENOCIDE! @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Please, keep signing and sharing. We should not be forced to choose between our principles and food for our families. @ucu.org.uk @sheffielducu.bsky.social www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...megaphone.org.ukNo lockout for University of Sheffield staffUCU members have been standing up against the continual cutting and restructuring of the last several years which has significantly damaged the University’s international standing, the quality of educ... 075
Reposted by Allison OwensMark Pendleton @markpendleton.bsky.social · 27/01/2026From this Friday, #ucu members will receive ballot papers for this year’s elections. I am running for election as Vice-President (Higher Education), to become President in 2029–30. Read why below and at ucucommons.org/mark4vp/ I also support @suzitoole.bsky.social for VP (Further Education). 13214
Reposted by Allison Owens👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 26/01/2026good work team keep it up! 014214
Reposted by Allison OwensUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 22/01/2026The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff. Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for. This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...ucu.org.ukUnion condemns continued docking of staff pay following strike action at University of SheffieldThe University and College Union (UCU) has today condemned the lockout and withholding of staff pay at the University of Sheffield following lawful industrial action 17578
Reposted by Allison OwensMark Pendleton @markpendleton.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Not content with burning to the ground what they have already destroyed, management yesterday announced plans to decimate several more departments. No empathy, no understanding of the institution they purport to lead, and absolutely no vision of what they want it to be. Just destruction. 01311
Reposted by Allison OwensAmy Ryall @amyryall.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Sheffield have been doing these reviews since at least 2018. They're always awful, done without any notion that there are human beings behind job titles. For senior management to announce more, now, when the current dispute is ongoing smacks of punishment. Solidarity @sheffielducu.bsky.social 1165
Reposted by Allison OwensCorbin Davenport @corbin.io · 13/01/2026I'm excited to release Just the Browser! It helps you remove AI features, ads, shopping integrations, and other annoyances from desktop web browsers. This project includes configuration files, a simple setup script, and guides for manual installation. It supports Chrome, Firefox, and MS Edge.justthebrowser.comJust the Browser - Just the BrowserRemove AI features, telemetry data reporting, sponsored content, product integrations, and other annoyances from web browsers. 2850922516
Reposted by Allison OwensJoseph Ward @jward232.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Lockout at University of Sheffield! Yesterday, @sheffielduni.bsky.social members were told we'll lose 100% pay for the foreseeable as we refuse to replace teaching scheduled during strike action. They've docked pay once for this, now they're at it again! Donate here support us! gofund.me/ac2b3adcbgofund.meDonate to Support University of Sheffield striking staff!, organized by Mark PendletonI'm the branch treasurer for the University of Sheffield University and… Mark Pendleton needs your support for Support University of Sheffield striking staff! 056
Reposted by Allison OwensPlashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Sheffield merely the latest university to claim that legally withdrawing your labour should actually be postponing your labour, and punishing people further. Here’s how strikes work: 1. You legally stop working for a period of time. You don’t get paid. 2. Win or lose you go back to work. 16850
Reposted by Allison OwensQM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 19/01/2026ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS. #UKHE is setting a terrible example of enabling horrendous employers' practices which destroy #WorkersRights. That #EmploymentRightsBill cannot come soon enough. Sending much solidarity @sheffielducu.bsky.social, and DO DONATE TO THEIR HARDSHIP FUND 21410
Reposted by Allison OwensMark Pendleton @markpendleton.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup... 18199148
Reposted by Allison OwensUmberto Albarella STOP THE GENOCIDE! @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social · 16/01/2026We're fundraising to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members who're threatened with no pay for participating in industrial action. A £50 donation will allow a member to hold the line for one more day, but anything will help. More details in the webpage @ucu.org.uk www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...gofundme.comDonate to Support University of Sheffield striking staff!, organized by Mark PendletonI'm the branch treasurer for the University of Sheffield University and… Mark Pendleton needs your support for Support University of Sheffield striking staff! 033
Reposted by Allison OwensChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 21/12/2025The shorteste daye The longest nighte Welcome, sun Welcome, lighte 81037321
Reposted by Allison Owens👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 15/12/2025If you aren’t actively pro trans then you are not against the far right. them’s the rules 121341
