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Emmylou Rahtz

@emmylourahtz.bsky.social

Research Fellow @ecehh.org. Health inequalities, the natural environment, mental health and wellbeing, creative methods. experts.exeter.ac.uk/24545-emmylou-…

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Exeter UCU @exeterucu.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We're on Bluesky now! 🦋 Follow us here for updates, we're just getting started. @ucu.org.uk @exetergreens.bsky.social @exeterlabour.bsky.social Here are our six key messages:

'EXETER UCU: OUR SIX KEY MESSAGES

1. EXETER UNI'S FINANCES ARE STRONG. WE'VE LARGE CASH RESERVES (£200M IN 24/25). NEVER HAD A BUDGET DEFICIT. THIS 'CRISIS' IS MANUFACTURED.
2. EXECUTIVE PAY AT EXETER IS OUT OF CONTROL. IF JUST THE 16 HIGHEST-PAID EXECS CAPPED THEIR SALARY AT £120K, WE'D SAVE MORE MONEY THAN ALL THE CUTS TO ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY!
3. NO MEANINGFUL CONSULTATION, BUT A CONFUSED MESS: FAULTY AND INSUFFICIENT DATA, NO REAL DISCUSSION, AND AN IMPOSSIBLE, INSULTING AND UNREASONABLE TIMETABLE TO PUSH THIS THROUGH OVER THE SUMMER.
4. AN ALL-STAFF MEETING OF 600 STAFF RESOUNDINGLY VOTED NO CONFIDENCE IN VICE CHANCELLOR LISA ROBERTS (WHOSE PAY IS PUSHING £400K). WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE VOTE BY ANY UNI STAFF IN THE HISTORY OF UK HE.
5. REDUNDANCIES ARE A MANAGEMENT CHOICE, NOT A FINANCIAL NECESSITY. THEY EVEN HAVE ALTERNATIVE COSTED PLANS WITH NO CUTS, BUT THINK IT'S EASIER TO GO FOR JOB LOSSES.
6. EXETER IS A FANTASTIC UNI, WITH WORLD CLASS RESEARCH, CREATIVE AND INSPIRING TEACHING, THOUGHTFUL AND IMAGINATIVE COMMUNITY OF STAFF AND STUDENTS. LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.'

At the bottom of the poster:
#DefendExeterUni
Instagram handle @uniexeterucu
QR link to sign the petition

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Helen Hanson 🗃️🎞️🎥🎬📚 @helenexeter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Excellent educators and researchers at the University of Exeter are at risk of redundancy. c.150 job roles will be cut across Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, Climate Science and more. Please share & sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/stop-redun... @exeterucu.bsky.social #DefendExeterUni

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Emmylou Rahtz @emmylourahtz.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

These free seminars look great!

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Emmylou Rahtz @emmylourahtz.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Great webinar tomorrow!

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Emmylou Rahtz @emmylourahtz.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

What's your writing process? It was illuminating to sketch out our own steps and get tips from other people's approaches - part of at a fantastic writing retreat for @ecehh.org ECRs organised by Chloe Asker.

A photo of a quick sketch of someone's writing process, showing progress from procastination to messy analysis, feedback and the finished product.

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Emmylou Rahtz @emmylourahtz.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I'm really excited to be part of this collaborative project with Phyllida Bluemel - we're having some great (weird) wide-ranging conversations and nudging people out of thir comfort zones with drawing.

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Emmylou Rahtz @emmylourahtz.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I've been loving the GW4 Crucible program from @gw4alliance.bsky.social on creative cultures - along with @harrietahunt.bsky.social and Chloe Asker, we reflected on the first residential retreat!

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 10/04/2025

This is your daily reminder to pay attention to nature's splendour. Photo: Mist rolling over the Tennyson Monument on the Isle of Wight at dusk by Ollie Davis

Mist rolling over a hill with only its peak visible. A tiny monument is just visible under a sun setting in an orange and pink sky.

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